Shoulder injuries associated with handling luggage presenting to U.S. emergency departments: 2003-2017.
BACKGROUND: Demand for travel for both work and leisure continues to rise in the U.S. However, handling luggage subjects the shoulder to excessive physical loads. OBJECTIVE: To report national estimates, demographic characteristics, and injury mechanisms of patients presenting to U.S. emergency depa...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 603 - 610 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2020
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