Musculoskeletal disorders among female nurses in a rural Japanese hospital

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-188

  Smith, Derek Richard ^a   Ohmura, Kumeko ^b   Yamagata, Zentaro ^a   Minai, Junko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b YAMANASHI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hospital; Japan; Lower back pain; Musculoskeletal disorders; Nurse; Self reported

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNEE DISEASE; LEG DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK INJURY; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFTING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-EXAMINATION;

EID: 0042885845     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2003.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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