Possible ramifications of prolonged standing at the workplace and its association with the development of chronic venous insufficiency

Harefuah

Volumn 146, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 677-685

  Shai, Avi ^a,b   Karakis, Isabella ^c   Shemesh, David ^d  

^a General Health Services Southern Region   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Occupation; Standing; Varicose veins; Venous insufficiency; Work

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 38449091080     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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