An international review of musculoskeletal disorders in the dental hygiene profession

International Dental Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 343-352

  Hayes, Melanie J ^a   Smith, Derek R ^a   Cockrell, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental hygienist; Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COST OF ILLNESS; DENTAL ASSISTANT; HEALTH; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

COST OF ILLNESS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 78649347444     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2514Hayes10     Document Type: Article

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