Occupational health in physiotherapy: General health and reproductive outcomes

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 287-294

  Cromie, Jean E ^a   Robertson, Valma J ^a   Best, Margaret O ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WorkCover Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrotherapy; Occupational health; Radiation effects; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANCER; CATARACT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIATHERMY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MYCOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RASH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0036908473     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60168-9     Document Type: Article

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