Musculoskeletal complaints and psychosocial risk factors among Chinese hospital nurses

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 579-582

  Smith, Derek R ^a   Wei, Ning ^b   Zhao, Li ^b   Wang, Rui Sheng ^a  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal; Nurse; Psychosocial; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; NURSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 11044224226     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh117     Document Type: Article

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