Musculoskeletal complaints among high school teachers

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Mohammadi, Ghorbanali ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

MSD prevalence: high school teachers; Musculoskeletal disorders; Nordic questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER; HUMAN; IRAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NECK PAIN; NORDIC QUESTIONNAIRE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SYMPTOM; TEACHER;

EID: 84881002176     PISSN: 02189577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218957713500103     Document Type: Article

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