Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among orthodontists in Alberta

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-107

  Newell, Theresa M ^a   Kumar, Shrawan ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Orthodontists; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

DENTAL PROFESSIONALS; DENTAL WORKPLACE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTIST; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0347479346     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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