Back pain among health care workers in Pennsylvania 2002 -2006

Work

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-98

  Haladay, Douglas E ^a   Blorstad, Amanda L ^b   McBrier, Nicole M ^c   Denegar, Craig R ^d   Lengerich, Eugene J ^c  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

back injury; injury surveillance; Work related injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BACK INJURIES; BACK PAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84855818057     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1288     Document Type: Article

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