Work related risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints in the nursing profession: Results of a questionnaire survey

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 636-641

  Engels, Josephine A ^a   Van Der Gulden, Joost W J ^a   Senden, Theo F ^a   Van't Hof, Bep ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal complaints; Nurses; Physical stress; Work pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0029761044     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.9.636     Document Type: Article

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