Work-related Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Surgeons

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-184

  Szeto, Grace P Y ^a   Ho, Pei ^b   Ting, Albert C W ^b   Poon, Jensen T C ^b   Cheng, Stephen W K ^b   Tsang, Raymond C C ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Laparoscopic and endovascular surgery; Psychosocial; Surgeons; Work related musculoskeletal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGEON; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349248422     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9176-1     Document Type: Article

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