Ergonomic training reduces musculoskeletal disorders among office workers: results from the 6-month follow-up

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 16-26

  Mahmud, Norashikin ^a   Kenny, Dianna Theadora ^b   Zein, Raemy Md ^c   Hassan, Siti Nurani ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Natl Inst of Occup Safety/Hlth   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adult; Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal diseases; Occupational health; Training

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFICE WORKER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79954471252     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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