Standardised Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms.
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Standardised questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms in an ergonomic or occupational health context are presented. The questions are forced choice variants and may be either self-administered or used in interviews. They concentrate on symptoms most often encountered in an occupational setting. The reliability of the questionnaires has been shown to be acceptable. Specific characteristics of work strain are reflected in the frequency of responses to the questionnaires.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied ergonomics
دوره 18 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987