Ergonomic interventions for office workers with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review.
Introduction: Ergonomic interventions designed for office and computer work have become widely available and heavily marketed but there is little evidence to support their use with workers who already have a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD). The purpose of any ergonomic intervention can be to improve...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 335 - 349 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2010
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