Folding and unfolding manual wheelchairs: An ergonomic evaluation of health-care workers

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 571-579

  White, Heather A ^a   Lee Kirby, R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Health care workers; Low back pain; Prevention; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE; PERSONNEL; WHEELCHAIRS;

MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0141953230     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00079-6     Document Type: Article

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