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Office Ergonomics
Citations
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Other Works Consulted
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2004). Prevention. In LS Glass, ed. Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and Management of Common Health Problems and Functional Recovery of Workers, 2nd ed., p. 1. Beverly Farms, MA: OEM Press.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (1997). Back Belts: Do They Prevent Injury? Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/backbelt.html.
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Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and National Research Council (2001). Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
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| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: June 8, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine David A. Fleckenstein, MPT - Physical Therapy | |
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