Ergonomic and demographic issues reported by palliative care workers in southern Taiwan

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 96-102

  Smith, Derek Richard ^a,b   Guo, Yueliang Leon ^b   Lee, Yung Ling ^b   Chang, Suh Jen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Bureau of Public Health   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036513309     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910201900207     Document Type: Article

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