Effects of work experience, patient size, and hand preference on the performance of sonography studies

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-37

  Bastian, Eric J ^a   Kits, Joel K ^a   Weaver, Joshua D ^a   Stevenson, John R ^a   Carlton, Lynn ^a   Raaymakers, Susan A ^a   Vanderpoel, Jennifer ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambidextrous; Grip force; Joint angle; Sonographer; WMSD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DYNAMOMETER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HANDEDNESS; IMAGE QUALITY; KINEMATICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; WORK EXPERIENCE; WRIST;

EID: 59149093177     PISSN: 87564793     EISSN: 15525430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756479308327060     Document Type: Article

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