The type and causes of injuries in firefighters

Archives of Hellenic Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 446-451

  Katsavouni, F ^a   Bebetsos, E ^a   Malliou, P ^a   Beneka, A ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Firefighters; Injuries; Questionnaire; Work related risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DYSPNEA; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FALLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; GREECE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PERSONAL VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; VALIDITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORK RELATED INJURIES QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84921997539     PISSN: 11053992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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