The incidence of upper extremity injuries in endoscopy nurses working in the united states

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 329-338

  Drysdale, Susan A ^a  

^a Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; DISABLED PERSON; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOULDER; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ARM INJURIES; DISABLED PERSONS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HAND INJURIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOULDER; UNITED STATES; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84885201064     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SGA.0b013e3182a6e05d     Document Type: Article

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