A survey study of musculoskeletal disorders among eye care physicians compared with family medicine physicians

Ophthalmology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-220

  Kitzmann, Anna S ^a   Fethke, Nathan B ^b   Baratz, Keith H ^c   Zimmerman, M Bridget ^b   Hackbarth, David J ^b   Gehrs, Karen M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Center for Retina and Macular Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; EYE CARE; FAMILY MEDICINE; HAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; OPTOMETRIST; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856518972     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.06.034     Document Type: Article

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