Risk of Occupational Low Back Pain in Operating Room Staff.
Background: Low back pain is one of the most common occupational across the globe with social and commercial implications as it increases absenteeism, reduced concentration and efficiency of the work, hence affects the economic sector. Operating room staff, which includes surgeons, assistants, staff...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 12 - 18 |
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Jul-Sep2019
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