Upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in healthcare personnel

Ergonomics

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1166-1191

  Occhionero, Vincenzo ^a   Korpinen, Leena ^b   Gobba, Fabriziomaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

CTS; elbow; hand wrist; healthcare personnel; neck; shoulder; work related disorders and diseases

Indexed keywords

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NURSING; SHOULDERS (ROAD);

CTS; ELBOW; HAND-WRIST; NECK; WORK-RELATED;

DENTISTRY;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UPPER LIMB;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84903903633     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2014.917205     Document Type: Review

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