Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are associated with impaired presenteeism in allied health care professionals

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-70

  Campo, Marc ^a   Darragh, Amy R ^b  

^a MERCY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RATING SCALE; WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER;

EID: 84855807524     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823c768a     Document Type: Article

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