Effectiveness of a feedback signal in a computer mouse on upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms: a randomised controlled trial with an 8-month follow-up

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 305-311

  Meijer, E M ^a   Sluiter, J K ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGNAL PROCESSOR;

ADULT; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; COMPUTERS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 66249111519     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.041483     Document Type: Article

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