Musculoskeletal disorders among brazilian dentists

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 231-235

  Alexandre, Pedro Celso Braga ^a   Da Silva, Ivisson Carneiro Medeiros ^a   De Souza, Lais Maria Guimares ^a   De Magalhães Cãmara, Volney ^a   Palácios, Marisa ^a   Meyer, Armando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; dentists; musculoskeletal disorders; occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LAWYER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STRATIFIED SAMPLE; TENDINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; BACK PAIN; BRAZIL; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856180081     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2011.564571     Document Type: Article

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