Prevalence and risk factors of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorder in dental hygienists

Work

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-275

  Shenkar, Orit ^a   Mann, Jonathan ^a   Shevach, Adele ^b   Ever Hadani, Pnina ^b   Weiss, Patrice L ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorder; Dental hygiene; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISRAEL; JOB ANALYSIS; JOINT INJURY; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031752793     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/wor-1998-11304     Document Type: Article

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