Musculoskeletal problems among ontario dental hygienists

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 521-540

  Liss, Gary M ^a   Jesin, Evie ^b   Kusiak, Robert A ^a   White, Paul ^a  

^a Ontario Ministry of Labour   (Canada)

^b GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel syndrome; dental hygiene; heavy calculus; muscuioskeletal problems; Nordic questionnaire; shoulder; trunk rotation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHOULDER INJURY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOULDER; WRIST;

EID: 0029165970     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700280408     Document Type: Article

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