Musculoskeletal disorders in labor-intensive agriculture

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 738-743

  Fathallah, Fadi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ergonomics; Interventions; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS; FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INTERVENTIONS; LABOR INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL RISK FACTORS;

AGRICULTURE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; LIFTING EFFORT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77955272288     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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