Technology and Health

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Well Being

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Coovert, Michael D ^a   Walvoord, Ashley A G ^a   Stilson, Frederick R B ^a   Prewett, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Computer mediated collaboration; Health; Musculoskeletal disorders; Psychological stress; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923638651     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199211913.003.0015     Document Type: Chapter

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