The incidence of low back problems among nursing students in Hong Kong

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 2355-2362

  Cheung, Kin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cumulative incidence; Nurses; Nursing students; Prospective cohort study; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NURSING STUDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 77955978179     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03091.x     Document Type: Article

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