A comparative analysis on musculoskeletal disorders between Greek and Dutch nursing personnel

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-88

  Alexopoulos, Evangelos C ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a   Kalokerinou, Athena ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Low back pain; Medical care seeking; Musculoskeletal complaints; Nurses; Sickness absence; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 31144443735     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0033-z     Document Type: Article

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