Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace : low back and upper extremities / Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine

Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2001]
Copyright Date: ©2001
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 492 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace and Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

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Contents

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Dimensions of the problem -- Ch. 3. Methodological issues and approaches -- Ch. 4. Epidemiologic evidence -- Ch. 5. Tissue mechanobiology -- Ch. 6. Biomechanics -- Ch. 7. Occupational stress -- Ch. 8. Interventions in the workplace -- Ch. 9. Work now and in the future -- Ch. 10. Patterns of evidence -- Ch. 11. Conclusions and recommendations -- Ch. 12. Research agenda.

Summary

Report of a two-year study of the contribution of workplace physical and psychosocial factors to the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders to the low back and upper extremities. Also reports on the effectiveness of various prevention strategies.

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030951178X (electronic bk.)
9780309511780 (electronic bk.)
0309072840 (hardcover)
9780309072847 (hardcover)
0305072840

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-430) and index.

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