Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists from Mumbai, India
- The world health organization defines musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) as “a disorder of muscles, tendons, peripheral vascular system not directly resulting from an acute or instantaneous event.1 Work related MSDs are one of the most important occupational hazards.1 Among many other occupations, dentistry is a highly demanding profession that requires good visual acuity, hearing, depth perception, psychomotor skills, manual dexterity, and ability to maintain occupational postures over long periods.
| Author: | Vaidehi Limaye, Dnyanesh LimayeORCiDGND, R. Desai, J. Seth, S. Prabhu, Gerhard FortwengelORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-9063 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.curtheres.2016.05.024 |
| Parent Title (English): | Current Therapeutic Research |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Release Date: | 2016/07/13 |
| Tag: | Mumbai, India; dentist; musculoskeletal disorders,; occupational disorders |
| Volume: | 78 |
| Issue: | Supplement |
| First Page: | S11 |
| Link to catalogue: | 1684102529 |
| Institutes: | Fakultät III - Medien, Information und Design |
| DDC classes: | 610 Medizin, Gesundheit |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |
