NECK – UPPER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG WORKERS IN EGYPTIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AT MANSOURA CITY
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Neck-upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders among workers in the telecommunications company at Mansoura City.
OBJECTIVES This study was to determine the prevalence and work-related risk factors of neck-upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among video display terminal (VDT) users. METHODS A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted; there were 60 VDT users and 35 controls. The participants filled in a structured questionnaire, had electrophysiological tests and an X-ray of the neck. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2357-058X
DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2009.668