Association between perceived demands and musculoskeletal disorders among hospital nurses of shiraz university of medical sciences: A questionnaire survey

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-416

  Choobineh, Alireza ^a   Rajaeefard, Abdolreza ^a   Neghab, Masoud ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Musculoskeletal disorders; Nurses; Perceived demands

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 39049188879     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2006.11076699     Document Type: Article

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