Work-related repetitive strain injuries amongst practitioners of obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound worldwide

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 353-356

  Janga, D ^a   Akinfenwa, O ^a  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain; Repetitive strain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OBESITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; SPLINT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; WRIST PAIN;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OBSTETRICS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84864422819     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2306-6     Document Type: Article

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