Development of a Post-Offer Screening Tool for Patient Support Services

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 834-843

  Laflin, Krystal ^a   Aja, Diane ^a   Banasiak, Nanci ^b  

^a FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back injuries; Human engineering (technology); Preventive health services (facilities)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; FITNESS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORK CAPACITY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LIFTING; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031262678     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.51.10.834     Document Type: Article

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