Open AccessReducing random measurement error in assessing postural load on the back in epidemiologic surveys
Author(s) -
Alex Burdorf
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , inclinometer , statistics , observational error , sitting , reliability engineering , medicine , mathematics , engineering , power (physics) , physics , cartography , quantum mechanics , geography , pathology
The goal of this study was to design strategies to assess postural load on the back in occupational epidemiology by taking into account the reliability of measurement methods and the variability of exposure among the workers under study.