Work-related musculoskeletal problems among pharmaceutical sales representatives in Samsun, Turkey

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Tander, Berna ^a   Canbaz, Sevgi ^a   Canturk, Ferhan ^a   Peksen, Yildiz ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depression; Pharmaceutical sales representatives; SF 36; Work related pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SHOULDER PAIN; STANDING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORKING TIME;

EID: 34249864422     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2007-20104     Document Type: Article

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