Musculoskeletal disorders self-reported by female nursing students in central Japan: A complete cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 725-729

  Smith, Derek Richard ^a   Sato, Mitsuko ^a   Miyajima, Taeko ^a   Mizutani, Takashi ^a   Yamagata, Zentaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal disorders; Student nurse; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOOT; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; KNEE; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0042410483     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00012-9     Document Type: Article

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