Nurses' working tasks and MSDs back symptoms: Results from a national survey

Work

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 2449-2451

  Serranheira, Florentino ^a,b   Cotrim, Teresa ^c   Rodrigues, Victor ^d   Nunes, Carla ^a,b   Sousa Uva, António ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b CMDT Malaria and Tropical Diseases Research Center Public Health   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

epidemiology; ergonomics; nurses; WRMSDs symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PORTUGAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84859818392     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0479-2449     Document Type: Conference Paper

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