Personal and job-related factors as determinants of incidence of back injuries among nursing personnel

Journal of Occupational Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1987, Pages 820-825

  Venning, Penelope J ^a   Walter, Stephen D ^b   Stitt, Lawrence W ^b  

^a HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACK INJURY; BACKACHE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT; LIFTING EFFORT; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BACK INJURIES; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023199598     PISSN: 00961736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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