Work-related injuries among physiotherapists in public hospitals-a Southeast Asian picture

Clinics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 373-378

  Nordin, Nor Azlin M ^a   Leonard, Joseph H ^a   Thye, Ng Chuen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Injuries; Manpower; Occupation; Standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957616991     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322011000300002     Document Type: Article

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