Manual handling injuries in health care workers

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-221

  Bewick, Nerida ^a   Gardner, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Health care; Manual handling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSISTANT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK INJURIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033650567     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2000.11076452     Document Type: Article

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