Rationalisation in public dental care - impact on clinical work tasks and mechanical exposure for dentists - a prospective study

Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 303-313

  Jonker, D ^a,b   Rolander, B ^a,b   Balogh, I ^c   Sandsjo L ^d   Ekberg, K ^a   Winkel, J ^e,f  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Futurum Academy of Health and Care   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

inclinometry; loss analysis; sustainable production system; video analysis

Indexed keywords

INCLINOMETRY; LOSS ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL EXPOSURE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; VIDEO ANALYSIS; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VIDEO RECORDING;

DENTISTRY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT BEARING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84876226931     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.760751     Document Type: Article

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