The incidence of upper extremity injuries in Canadian endoscopy nurses

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-33

  Drysdale, Susan ^a  

^a Gastroenterology Specialist Service Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79952218089     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SGA.0b013e31820b5ce5     Document Type: Article

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