Nursing staff back injuries: Prevalence and costs in long term care facilities

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-17

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,c   Culpepper II, William J ^a   Carter, Patricia ^b  

^a Research Institute   (United States)

^b Hebrew Home of Greater Washington   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0030042829     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507999604400106     Document Type: Article

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