A comparative ergonomic study of work-related upper extremity musculo skeletal disorder among the unskilled and skilled surgical blacksmiths in West Bengal, India

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 127-132

  Ghosh, Tirthankar ^a   Das, Banibrata ^b   Gangopadhyay, Somnath ^b  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Blacksmith; hand grip strength; musculoskeletal disorder; visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; FINGER INJURY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INJURY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SHOULDER INJURY; SKILL; SURGICAL BLACKSMITH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK SCHEDULE; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 84857883564     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: 19983670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.93203     Document Type: Article

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