Frequency of musculoskeletal symptoms in diagnostic medical sonographers. Results of a pilot survey;Frequenza dei disturbi dell'apparato muscoloscheletrico negli ecografisti. Risultati di uno studio pilota

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 236-241

  Mirk, Paoletta ^c   Magnavita, Nicola ^a   Masini, Lucia ^a   Bazzocchi, Massimo ^b   Fileni, Adriano ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal complaints; Occupational medicine; Repetitive strain disorder; Sonography, occupational hazard

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOENGINEERING; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033202649     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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