Association of age and physical job demands with musculoskeletal disorders in nurses

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 652-658

  Heiden, Barbara ^a   Weigl, Matthias ^a   Angerer, Peter ^b   Müller, Andreas ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Nursing; Physical job demands

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; SURVEYS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL WORKS; JOB DEMANDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; QUESTIONNAIRE DATA; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES;

NURSING;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNEE INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK INJURY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL JOB DEMAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER INJURY;

EID: 84875113853     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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