Ergonomics and musculoskeletal pain among postgraduate students and faculty members of the School of Dentistry of the University of Barcelona (Spain). A cross-sectional study

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 425-429

  Harutunian, Karmen ^a   Gargallo Albiol, Jordi ^a   Figueiredo, Rui ^a   Gay Escoda, Cosme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dentists; Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal disorders; Preventive measures

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER PAIN; SPAIN; SPINE; SPORT; SYMPTOM; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK SCHEDULE; WRIST;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SPAIN; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957948995     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.16.e425     Document Type: Article

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