Inter-worker variability in lower body postures during assembly line work: Implications for exposure assessment

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 261-271

  Monroe Keyserling, W ^a   Wiggermann, Neal ^a   Werner, Robert A ^b   Gell, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Exposure assessment; Standing work; Work posture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77952490139     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459621003640502     Document Type: Article

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