Prevalence of skin and back diseases in geriatric care nurses.

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Published in Int Arch Occup Environ Health on December 19, 2007

Authors

Madeleine Dulon1, Kathrin Kromark, Christoph Skudlik, Albert Nienhaus

Author Affiliations

1: Institution of Statutory Accident Insurance of the Health and Welfare Service, Hamburg, Germany. madeleine.dulon@bgw-online.de

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