Teamwork and musculoskeletal health in the context of work organization interventions in office and computer work

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-69

  Carayon, Pascale ^a   Haims, Marla C ^b   Hoonakker, Peter L T ^a   Swanson, Naomi G ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based technology; Intervention study; Work organization; Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007838241     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220512331335151     Document Type: Article

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