Exploring time-dependent symptom outcomes in office staff

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-253

  Lu, Xiaoshu ^a   Toivonen, Risto ^a   Takala, Esa Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER WORK; DISCOMFORT LEVEL; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HUMAN BODIES; NEW MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OBSERVED QUANTITY; PARAMETERIZED; TIME-DEPENDENT;

EID: 67449101479     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20151     Document Type: Article

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