A SURVEY OF THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES TO FEMALES OF OPERATING VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS

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Summary: A cross‐sectional survey of female office workers in South Australia was initiated to compare the general health experiences of visual display unit (VDU) operators with those of other keyboard workers. Additionally, a matched casecontrol study, generated from the cross‐sectional survey, examined claims of a relationship between VDU exposure and spontaneous abortions.Although poor sleep and nervousness appeared to be significantly associated with the use of VDUs there appeared to be no relationship with nervousness after controlling for other measured risk factors such as age and employer. VDU use was the only statistically significant predictor variable for dizziness and poor sleep, although the statistical significance was marginal. Results of the case‐control analysis, provided little evidence that the operation of VDUs during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion.

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