Musculoskeletal disorders among university student computer users;Disturbi muscolo-scheletrici in studenti universitari che utilizzano il computer

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-34

  Lorusso, A ^a   Bruno, S ^b   L'Abbate, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer; Musculoskeletal disorders; Student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCHITECTURE; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ARCHITECTURE AS TOPIC; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; PAIN; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62949190475     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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