Prevalence and distribution of musculoskeletal pain among Australian medical students

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 39-46

  Smith, D R ^a,b   Leggat, P A ^b  

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

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Low back pain; Medical student; Musculoskeletal pain; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 34548660539     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v15n04_05     Document Type: Article

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