Biomaterial Database

Video display terminals: potential health effects of office automation. 1991

G F Perry

Occupational Medicine Residency Program, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

The use of video display terminals (VDTs) has increased dramatically in the past 10 years and is projected to increase. Particular concerns related to the use of VDTs include vision, radiation, reproduction, dermatitis, stress and ergonomics. This article summarizes the current literature related to possible effects of VDT use and health.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016288	Computer Terminals	Input/output devices designed to receive data in an environment associated with the job to be performed, and capable of transmitting entries to, and obtaining output from, the system of which it is a part. (Computer Dictionary, 4th ed.)	Terminals, Computer,Video Display Terminals,Computer Terminal,Display Terminal, Video,Display Terminals, Video,Terminal, Computer,Terminal, Video Display,Terminals, Video Display,Video Display Terminal