Work characteristics and upper extremity disorders in female dental health workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 192-197

  Lindfors, Petra ^a   Von Thiele, Ulrica ^a   Lundberg, Ulf ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Upper extremity disorders; Women; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTIST; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750494353     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.192     Document Type: Article

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