Back pain among echocardiographers

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Solanki, Mina ^a   Carr, Douglas ^b   Martin, Michael ^a  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Echocardiographers; Echocardiography examinations; Occupational back pain; Posture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030880575     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.Suppl_1.23     Document Type: Article

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