Exposure-response relationships in work-related musculoskeletal disorders in elbows and hands - A synthesis of group-level data on exposure and response obtained using uniform methods of data collection

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-253

  Nordander, Catarina ^a   Ohlsson, Kerstina ^a   Åkesson, Ingrid ^a   Arvidsson, Inger ^a   Balogh, Istvan ^a   Hansson, Gert Åke ^a   Strömberg, Ulf ^a   Rittner, Ralf ^a   Skerfving, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Physical exposure; Wrist movements; Wrist postures

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EXPOSURE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; JOB CONTENT QUESTIONNAIRES; METHODS OF DATA COLLECTIONS; PHYSICAL EXPOSURES; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; WRIST MOVEMENTS; WRIST POSTURE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84868108979     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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