Ascertaining computer use in studies of musculoskeletal outcomes among computer workers: Differences between self-report and computer registration software

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 465-466

  Gerr, Fred ^a   Fethke, Nate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MOUSE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

COMPUTERS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79958266212     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100116     Document Type: Editorial

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