Ergonomic risk factors for cumulative trauma disorders in vdu operators

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-422

  Turhan, Nur ^a   Akat, Celil ^b   Akyüz, Müfit ^c   Çakci, Aytül ^d  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Fatsa State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Ankara Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Department of Immunology/Rheumatology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorders; Ergonomics; Posture; VDU operators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER TERMINAL; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; COMPUTER TERMINALS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59849104553     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2008.11076782     Document Type: Article

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