Biomechanical analysis of peak and cumulative spinal loads during simulated patient-handling activities: A substudy of a randomized controlled trial to prevent lift and transfer injury of health care workers

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-214

  Daynard, D ^a   Yassi, A ^a,b   Cooper, J E ^b,c   Tate, R ^c   Norman, R ^d   Wells, R ^d  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanical analysis; Patient handling; Spinal loading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 0035108205     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(00)00070-3     Document Type: Article

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