Addressing Occupational Strains and Sprains: Musculoskeletal Injuries in Hospitals

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 252-259

  Fragala, Guy ^a   Bailey, Livia Pontani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b The PMA Insurance Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BACK INJURIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 0041305915     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990305100604     Document Type: Article

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