Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Sonographers

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-93

  Brown, Grahame ^a,c   Baker, Joan ^b  

^a ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ultrasound Program   (United States)

^c Musculoskel Sports/Exercise Med ^*

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial paradigm; Sonographers; Upper limb pain; Work related disorder

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE PAIN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIMB DISEASE; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 1842587938     PISSN: 87564793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756479304263022     Document Type: Review

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