Shift work and work related injuries among health care workers: A systematic review

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 62-74

  Zhao, Isabella ^a   Bogossian, Fiona ^a   Turner, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle crash; Musculoskeletal disorder; Needlestick injury; Shift work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949631291     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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