A systematic review of musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Erick, Patience N ^a   Smith, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; BACK; BODY POSTURE; DATA BASE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; NECK PAIN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHER; BACKACHE; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

BACK PAIN; FACULTY; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 81155138347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-260     Document Type: Review

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