Effects of participatory ergonomic intervention on the development of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and disability in office employees using a computer

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 297-309

  Baydur, Hakan ^a   Ergör, Alp ^b   Demiral, Yücel ^b   Akalin, Elif ^b  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Office ergonomics; Participatory ergonomics; Risk assessment; Upper limb disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSITION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UPPER LIMB; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019608295     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/JOH.16-0003-OA     Document Type: Article

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