Workplace prevention and musculoskeletal injuries in nurses

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-158

  Trinkoff, Alison M ^a   Brady, Barbara ^a   Nielsen, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; TRAINING; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BEDS; BIOMECHANICS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037335173     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200303000-00006     Document Type: Article

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