Predictors of shoulder and back injuries in nursing home workers: A prospective study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 466-476

  Myers, Douglas ^a,b   Silverstein, Barbara ^a   Nelson, Nancy A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Back injuries; Nursing home workers; Shoulder injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER INJURY; SOCIOLOGY; WORK SCHEDULE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACK INJURIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER; WASHINGTON; HUMANS;

EID: 0035986831     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10076     Document Type: Article

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