Perceived physical stress at work and musculoskeletal discomfort in X-ray technologists

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-201

  Kumar, Shrawan ^a   Moro, Lil ^a   Narayan, Yogesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Morbidity; Musculoskeletal injury; Upper extremity pain; X ray technologists

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

PHYSICAL STRESS; X-RAY TECHNOLOGY;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER; WORK; X RAY;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0842330508     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130310001617958     Document Type: Article

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