Risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among nursing personnel in Greek hospitals

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-294

  Alexopoulos, Evangelos C ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a   Kalokerinou, Athena ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Back pain; Epidemiology; Greek hospitals; Musculoskeletal complaints; Nurses; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0038082993     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0442-9     Document Type: Article

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