Musculoskeletal disorders and their after-effects among health professionals in Beijing

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-34

  Smith, Derek R ^a   Zhang, Xing ^b   Zheng, Yuxin ^b   Zhang, Bing ^b   Wang, Rui Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

After effects; China; Functional disability; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947518895     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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