Job task and psychosocial risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders among newspaper employees.
Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & HealthPublished 1 December 1994Open access
Bruce Bernard, S. L. Sauter, L J Fine, Martin R. Petersen, Thomas Hales
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There is additional evidence that increased work load, time pressure, and greater hours of computer use are related to the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among these workers, particularly for disorders in the hand or wrist area.
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The results suggest a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities among newspaper employees, and they provide additional evidence that increased work load, time pressure, and greater hours of computer use are related to the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among these workers, particularly for disorders in the hand or wrist area.
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