Determinants of economic cost related to low back pain among nurses at a University Hospital

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 257-263

  Lin, Mau Roung ^a   Tsauo, Jau Yih ^b,c   Wang, Jung Der ^b,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Economic cost; Human capital; Low back pain; Nurses

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842650100     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1996.2.4.257     Document Type: Article

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