%0 Journal Article %T Association Between Selected Socio Demographic Variables and Musculoskeletal Symptoms Experienced By Dentists in a Southern Karnataka District %A AB Shaik %A BH Sripathi Rao %A A Husain %A JL D'Sa %J Kathmandu University Medical Journal %P 9-13 %D 2012 %R 10.3126/kumj.v10i2.7335 %X Background The majority of working dentists experience some type of musculoskeletal discomfort during the course of their professional career. The prevalence and location of musculoskeletal symptoms are influenced by work habits, postures adopted by dentists while performing their professional work and socio demographic variables. %K Dentists %K musculoskeletal symptoms %U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/KUMJ/article/view/7335