An ergonomic study on the onset of mental fatigue among the load handling workers of a central market area in Kolkata

Work

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 2467-2471

  Gangopadhyay, Somnath ^a   Das, Tamal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

informal sector; mental health; physical health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DYSTHYMIA; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFTING; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 84859858714     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0482-2467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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