Comparative analysis of the application of four methods in the assessment of biomechanical risks to upper limbs;Analisi comparata dell'applicazione di quattro metodi per la valutazione del rischio biomeccanico per l'arto superiore

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-241

  Apostoli, P ^a   Sala, E ^a   Gullino, A ^b   Romano, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

HAL; Musculoskeletal disorders upper limb; OCRA; OREGE; Risk assessment; Strain Index

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKLOAD;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; POSTURE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 7744246983     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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