Upper limb disorders in anaesthetists – a survey of Association of Anaesthetists members

Anaesthesia

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 285-291

  Leifer, S ^a,f   Choi, S W ^b   Asanati, K ^c,d   Yentis, S M ^d,e  

^a North West Rotation ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaesthetists; musculoskeletal disorders; occupational health: epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CERVICAL DISK HERNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DE QUERVAIN TENOSYNOVITIS; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIMB DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SOCIAL MEDIA; TENNIS ELBOW; UPPER LIMB; AGED; ERGONOMICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETISTS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 85054914527     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.14446     Document Type: Article

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