The effectiveness of a chair intervention in the workplace to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms. A systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Van Niekerk, Sjan Mari ^a   Louw, Quinette Abigail ^a   Hillier, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; CINAHL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ERGOMETRY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THE COCHRANE HANDBOOK; TREND STUDY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WORKPLACE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; POSTURE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84864807098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-145     Document Type: Review

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