The use of logs to assess exposure to manual handling of patients, illustrated in an intervention study in home care nursing

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 445-454

  Knibbe, J J ^a   Friele, R D ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back pain; Exposure assessment; Intervention; Nursing; Patient handling

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOISTS; NURSING;

PATIENT HANDLING;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MATERIALS HANDLING; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032764162     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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