Self-reported workplace related ergonomic conditions as prognostic factors for musculoskeletal symptoms: the 'BIT' follow up study on office workers.
AIMS: To identify prognostic ergonomic and work technique factors for musculoskeletal symptoms among office workers and in a subgroup with highly monotonous repetitive computer work. METHODS: A baseline questionnaire was delivered to 5033 office workers in 11 Danish companies in the first months of...
| Publicado en: | Occupational & Environmental Medicine Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 188 - 195 |
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BMJ Publishing Group
Mar2005
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