Musculoskeletal Disorders and Their Related Risk Factors Among Iranian Nurses

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Musculoskeletal Disorders and Their Related Risk Factors Among Iranian Nurses


Hamid Taghinejad 1
,
Arman Azadi 1 , *
,
Zainab Suhrabi 2
and
Mohammadreza Sayedinia 3

Authors Information

1 Nursing Department, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR Iran
2 Department of Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR Iran
3 Paramedical Faculty, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR Iran
Article information
  • Biotechnology and Health Sciences: February 2016, 3 (1); e34473
  • Published Online: February 22, 2016
  • Article Type: Research Article
  • Received: November 8, 2015
  • Revised: December 14, 2015
  • Accepted: December 16, 2015
  • DOI: 10.17795/bhs-34473

To Cite: Taghinejad H, Azadi A, Suhrabi Z, Sayedinia M. Musculoskeletal Disorders and Their Related Risk Factors Among Iranian Nurses, Biotech Health Sci. 2016 ;3(1):e34473. doi: 10.17795/bhs-34473.

Abstract
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1. Background
2. Objectives
3. Patients and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
Acknowledgements
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