A study on the relationship between stress and fatigue and the musculoskeletal symptoms experienced by Korean radiation workers

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 427-431

  Lee, Jin ^a   Lee, Hae Kag ^b   Cho, Jae Hwan ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Job stress; Musculoskeletal disease; Radiologist

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923042679     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.427     Document Type: Article

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