Prevalence of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Risk Factors among Nurses in a Public Hospital

Abstract Background and purpose: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a group of painful disorders of muscles, tendons, and nerves. Carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, and tension neck syndrome are examples. Almost all work requires the use of the arms and han...

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Main Authors: Seyedtaghi Mirmohammadi, Jamshid Yazdani-Charati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2014-09-01
Series:علوم بهداشتی ایران
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Online Access:http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-149-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1