Self-reported occupational health of general dental practitioners

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 142-148

  Ayers, Katie M S ^a   Thomson, W M ^a   Newton, J T ^b   Morgaine, K C ^a   Rich, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentist; Dermatoses; Gender; Musculoskeletal; Obesity; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER; TRAINING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTISTS; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SWEDEN;

EID: 65549135305     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp004     Document Type: Article

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