Ergonomics in design: Interventions for youth working in the agricultural industry

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-285

  Waters, Thomas R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

farms; lifting; musculoskeletal disorders; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857089772     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1463922X.2010.497196     Document Type: Article

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