Computer work and self-reported variables on anthropometrics, computer usage, work ability, productivity, pain, and physical activity

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Madeleine, Pascal ^a   Vangsgaard, Steffen ^a   Hviid Andersen, Johan ^b   Ge, Hong You ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arm shoulder pain; Computer use; Gender; Musculoskeletal complaints; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; DISEASE DURATION; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK; NOCICEPTION; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK CAPACITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTERS; DENMARK; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84880949025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-226     Document Type: Article

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