Musculoskeletal complaints among a group of Turkish nurses

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 871-880

  Tezel, Ayfer ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Musculoskeletal complaints; Turkish nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHRONIC PAIN; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NURSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; SITTING; STANDING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSES; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 20044395470     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450590897941     Document Type: Article

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