Prevalence of chronic venous disorders among employees working in prolonged sitting and standing postures

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-173

  Sudoł Szopińska, Iwona ^a   Bogdan, Anna ^a   Szopiński, Tomasz ^b   Panorska, Anna K ^c   Kołodziejczak, Małgorzata ^d  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL CENTER FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d Hospital at Solec   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disorders; Duplex Doppler sonography; Occupational chronic venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VEIN; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VASCULAR DISEASES; VEINS; WORK;

EID: 79960990392     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2011.11076887     Document Type: Article

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