Dental students' knowledge of ergonomic postural requirements and their application during clinical care

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-35

  Garbin, A J I ^a   Garbin, C A S ^a   Diniz, D G ^a   Yarid, S D ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental students; Dentistry; Human engineer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISION;

FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78651464287     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00629.x     Document Type: Article

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