Are there work-related musculoskeletal problems among teachers in Samsun, Turkey?

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-12

  Durmus, Dilek ^a   Ilhanli, Ilker ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

depression; quality of life; risk factors; teachers; Work related pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ENERGY; FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SHORT FORM 36; SHOULDER PAIN; TEACHER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 84858126688     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2012-0304     Document Type: Article

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