Work-related musculoskeletal disorders affecting members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 138-147

  Glover, Warren ^a   McGregor, Alison ^b   Sullivan, Claire ^a   Hague, Jan ^a  

^a Chartered Society of Physiotherapy   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low back; Musculoskeletal disorders; Physiotherapy physiotherapists; Risk factors; Work related injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ASSISTANT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33746299386     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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