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Optimal correction in spectacles - intervention effects on eyestrain and musculoskeletal discomfort among postal workers.

Hemphälä, Hillevi LU ; Nylén, P and Eklund, J (2014) In Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation 47(3). p.329-337
Abstract
The static posture of postal workers when sorting mail can lead to musculoskeletal discomfort. Research has shown a connection between eyestrain and upper-body musculoskeletal discomfort in general, including postal workers. A previous study of postal workers found that most of those with eye strain were in need of a new correction in their existing spectacles.
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Mail sorting, neck, asthenopia, glasses, muscle, progressive
in
Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
volume
47
issue
3
pages
329 - 337
publisher
IOS Press
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  • pmid:24284670
  • wos:000333080700006
  • scopus:84900434474
  • pmid:24284670
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1875-9270
DOI
10.3233/WOR-131773
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English
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  title        = {{Optimal correction in spectacles - intervention effects on eyestrain and musculoskeletal discomfort among postal workers.}},
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