Reliability and validity of an ergonomics-related Job Factors Questionnaire

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 995-1001

  Coluci, Marina Z O ^a   Alexandre, Neusa M C ^a   Rosecrance, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Job factors; Occupational health; Questionnaire; Translating; Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMDs)

Indexed keywords

JOB FACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSLATING; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (WMDS);

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RELIABILITY;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOB FACTORS QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 70349862093     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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