Changes in posture: A case study of a dental hygienist's use of magnification loupes

Work

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 467-476

  Branson, Bonnie G ^a   Black, Marsha A ^a   Simmer Beck, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branson's Posture Assessment Instrument; Ergonomics; Reflective journaling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPTICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; POSTURE;

EID: 77952508902     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2010-0983     Document Type: Article

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