Work environment discomfort and injury: An ergonomic survey study of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology members

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-446

  Cavanagh, Jonathan ^a   Brake, Maria ^a   Kearns, Donald ^b   Hong, Paul ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84863207182     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: 1532818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2011.10.022     Document Type: Article

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