Musculoskeletal disorders among rural Australian nursing students

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 241-245

  Smith, Derek R ^a,b   Leggat, Peter A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Australia; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal disorders; Rural; Student nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; WRIST;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 11844299615     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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