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[Female nurses and the osteomuscular disturbances related to their work]
Patricia Campos Leite1, Arlete Silva, Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi
1Centro Cirúrgico do Centro Universitário Nove de Julho. patipavan@uninove.br
Abstract:
This study investigates the relation between female nurses and osteomuscular disturbances associated with their work. It is clear from the study that Nursing professionals are exposed to a number of unfavorable conditions in their working environment. Predominant complaints are related to the osteomuscular system, which affects mostly females due not only to the biological characteristics of women, but also because of the uneven distribution of work between genders that prevails nowadays.
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