The role of assessment of biomechanical exposure at the workplace in the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COST; EDITORIAL; ERGOMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HAND MOVEMENT; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; VALIDITY; VIDEORECORDING; WORKER; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; WRIST; ERGONOMICS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949883568     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2882     Document Type: Editorial

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