Musculoskeletal symptoms of the upper extremities and the neck: A cross-sectional study on prevalence and symptom-predicting factors at visual display terminal (VDT) workstations
Open Access
- 27 June 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Vol. 9 (1), 96
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-96
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the predictors of musculoskeletal symptoms in the upper extremities and neck at visual display terminal (VDT) workstations.Keywords
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