Excess of symptoms among radiographers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-141

  Dimich Ward, Helen ^a,b   Wymer, Michelle ^a   Kennedy, Susan ^a   Teschke, Kay ^a   Rousseau, Roxanne ^a   Chan Yeung, Moira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal symptoms; Physiotherapists; Radiographers; Respiratory symptoms; X ray processing chemicals

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREVALENCE; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASTE DISORDER;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0037315110     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10176     Document Type: Article

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