Musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomics in dermatologic surgery: A survey of Mohs surgeons in 2010

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-248

  Liang, Christine A ^a   Levine, Vicki J ^b   Dusza, Stephen W ^c   Hale, Elizabeth K ^a   Nehal, Kishwer S ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACKACHE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PLASTIC SURGEON; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER PAIN; SKIN SURGERY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856975019     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02237.x     Document Type: Review

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