Occupational musculoskeletal injuries in the health care environment and its impact on occupational therapy practitioners: A systematic review

Work

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-100

  Alnaser, Musaed Z ^a,b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Occupational factors; Patient handling; Personal factors

Indexed keywords

ANGER; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL LIFE; SPRAIN; WORK DISABILITY; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548205378     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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