The pain of surgery: Pain experienced by surgeons while operating

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-120

  Soueid, A ^a   Oudit, D ^b   Thiagarajah, S ^b   Laitung, G ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back; Hands; Health; Neck; Occupational; Operating; Pain; Surgeon; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FOOT PAIN; HAND PAIN; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OPERATING ROOM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77349127087     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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