Do nurses have a different physical health profile? A systematic review of experimental and observational studies on nurses' physical health

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 2404-2424

  Fronteira, Inês ^a   Ferrinho, Paulo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Nursing; Occupational health; Systematic review; Workplace issues

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80051572177     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03721.x     Document Type: Review

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