A systems analysis approach to solving office work system health and performance problems

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-197

  Robertson, Michelle M ^a   Courtney, Theodore K ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Macroergonomics; Office work; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010612847     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1463922021000032320     Document Type: Article

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