Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities

by National Research Council

Book Overview

Every year workers' low-back, hand, and arm problems lead to time away from jobs and reduce the nation's economic productivity. The connection of these problems to workplace activities-from carrying boxes to lifting patients to pounding computer keyboards-is the subject of major disagreements among workers, employers, advocacy groups, and researchers.

Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace examines the scientific basis for connecting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309072840
• ISBN13: 9780309072847
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"