A survey study of occupational pain and injury in ophthalmic plastic surgeons

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-32

  Sivak Callcott, Jennifer A ^a   Diaz, Sebastian R ^a   Ducatman, Alan M ^a   Rosen, Charles L ^a   Nimbarte, Ashish D ^a   Sedgeman, Judith A ^b,c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION TREE; EXERCISE; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; INJURY; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OPERATING ROOM; PAIN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; SURGEON;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78751642045     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181e99cc8     Document Type: Article

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