Mechanisms leading to musculoskeletal disorders in dentistry

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 134, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1344-1350

  Valachi, Bethany ^a   Valachi, Keith ^a,b  

^a Posturedontics   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DENTIST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0347415643     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0048     Document Type: Article

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