Risk of musculoskeletal disorder among Taiwanese nurses cohort: A nationwide population-based study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chung, Yueh Chin ^a,b   Hung, Chin Tun ^b   Li, Shu Fen ^b   Lee, Horng Mo ^b   Wang, Shyang Guang ^b   Chang, Shu Chuan ^b   Pai, Lee Wen ^b   Huang, Chien Ning ^a,c   Yang, Jen Hung ^d,e  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e No701 Zhongyang Rd ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal disorders; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICONDYLITIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SPONDYLOSIS; TAIWAN; TRIGGER FINGER;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876695782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-144     Document Type: Article

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