Prevalence of back pain among nurses working in Government Health Clinics and Hospital in Port Dickson, Malaysia

• Main Authors: M.A Rahmah, J Rozy, I Halim, M Jamsiah, A.S Shamsul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2008
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4607/1/Vol14%281%29-aniza.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4607/; http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=229&issue=Vol14(2):2008
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Introduction : Nursing is an occupation associated with high risk of developing back pain due to their nature of work practices. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of back pain among nurses working in government health clinics and hospitals in Port Dickson and the factors associat...