Do ergonomically designed school workstations decrease musculoskeletal symptoms in children? A 26-month prospective follow-up study

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 491-499

  Saarni, Lea A ^a,b   Rimpelä, Arja H ^a   Nummi, Tapio H ^c   Kaukiainen, Anneli ^d   Salminen, Jouko J ^e   Nygård, Clas Håkan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^e TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Workstations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ANTHROPOMETRICS; CHILDREN; CONTROL GROUPS; ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED WORKSTATIONS; FOLLOW UP; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; LOWER LIMB; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 60149098578     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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