The nature, cause, and extent of occupational musculoskeletal injuries among sonographers: Recommendations for treatment and prevention

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 317-325

  Muir, Marylou ^a,c   Hrynkow, Paul ^b   Chase, Robert ^a   Boyce, Dianne ^a   McLean, Daria ^a  

^a WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^b Sport Tec Athletic Therapy   (Canada)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Injury; Prevention; Sonographers; Strain

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONSENSUS; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECHOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 4644366948     PISSN: 87564793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756479304266737     Document Type: Review

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