Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Assessment of physical work load in epidemiologic studies : concepts, issues and operational considerations

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Assessment of physical work load in epidemiologic studies : concepts, issues and operational considerations / Jorgen Winkel and Svend Erik Mathiassen

Sumario: Ergonomic epidemiology is a rapidly increasing field of research providing data on the occurrence of muscoloskeletal disorders and possible risk factors. The present paper states, on the basis of a literature overview, that physical work load is poorly defined and measured in most studies on ergonomic epidemiology. On this background the paper: suggests adjustments of mechanical exposure concepts and terminology; concludes that invalid exposure assessment may, to a large extent, explain the lack of quantitative data on relationships between mechanical exposures and muscoloskeletal disorders; and suggests some guidelines for future quantitative assessments of mechanical exposure in large populations

En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 37, nº 6, June 1994 ; p. 979-988

1. Ergonomía . 2. Trabajo físico . 3. Factores de riesgo . 4. Lesiones musculares . 5. Biomecánica . 6. Epidemiología . I. Mathiassen, Svend Erik . II. Título. III. Título: Ergonomics.