Musculoskeletal disorders among nurses compared with two other occupational groups
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Musculoskeletal disorders among nurses compared with two other occupational groups.
BACKGROUND There is a high incidence of low back pain (LBP) among nurses. However, few longitudinal studies have investigated musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) at other anatomical sites in nurses. AIMS To describe the cumulative incidence and persistence/recurrence of MSDs of the low back, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand and knee among New Zealand nurses, to investigate the impact of MSDs on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu117