Health Screening for VDT Workers.
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منابع مشابه
Inconsistencies in guidelines for visual health surveillance of VDT workers.
OBJECTIVES In Europe, 25% of workers use video display terminals (VDTs). Occupational health surveillance has been considered a key element in the protection of these workers. Nevertheless, it is unclear if guidelines available for this purpose, based on EU standards and available evidence, meet currently accepted quality criteria. The aim of this study was to appraise three sets of European VD...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAPANESE ORTHOPTIC JOURNAL
سال: 1993
ISSN: 1883-9215,0387-5172
DOI: 10.4263/jorthoptic.21.36