Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in physical therapists: A prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up

Physical Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 608-619

  Campo, Marc ^a   Weiser, Sherri ^b,c   Koenig, Karen L ^d   Nordin, Margareta ^b,c,e  

^a MERCY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Graduate Program of Ergonomics and Biomechanics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB STRESS; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42949135609     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20070127     Document Type: Article

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