Office workers and video display terminals: physical, psychological and ergonomic factors.
The purpose of the pilot study was to examine the psychological and physical symptoms reported by video display terminal (VDT) and non-VDT users in relation to intensity and duration of VDT exposure, ergonomic characteristics of the work station, workers' perceptions of the working environments, med...
| Publicado en: | AAOHN Journal Vol. 50; no. 11; pp. 489 - 494 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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SLACK Incorporated
2002 Nov
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