The accident process preceding overexertion back injuries in nursing personnel

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 367-375

  Engkvist, Inga Lill ^a,b   Hagberg, Mats ^a,d   Hjelm, Ewa Wigaeus ^a   Menckel, Ewa ^a   Ekenvall, Lena ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back; Cluster analysis; Lifting; Nurse; Patient transfer

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OVEREXERTION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031723074     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.357     Document Type: Article

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