Journal article
Upper limb work‐related musculoskeletal disorders among newspaper employees: Cross‐sectional survey results
Abstract
At a metropolitan newspaper office in Canada with extensive video display terminal (VDT) use, researchers carried out a survey (n = 1,007, 84% response) to establish baseline prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and to identify demographic, postural, task, and psychosocial factors associated with WMSD symptoms. One-fifth of the respondents reported moderate or worse upper limb pain recurring at least monthly or lasting …
Authors
Polanyi MFD; Cole DC; Beaton DE; Chung J; Wells R; Abdolell M; Beech‐Hawley L; Ferrier SE; Mondloch MV; Shields SA
Journal
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 620–628
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 1997
DOI
10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199712)32:6<620::aid-ajim8>3.0.co;2-t
ISSN
0271-3586