Preplacement assessments: Impact on injury outcomes

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 245-253

  Nachreiner, Nancy ^a,d   McGovern, Patricia ^a   Kochevar, Laura K ^a   Lohman, William H ^a,b,c   Cato, Cathy ^d   Ayers, Evelyn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Ridgeview Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SCREENING;

EID: 0033003422     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507999904700602     Document Type: Review

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