Determination of the usage of body mechanics in clinical settings and the occurrence of low back pain in nurses

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-75

  Karahan, Azize ^a   Bayraktar, N ^b  

^a Üniversitesi Bolu Sa lik   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Back pain; Body mechanics; Nursing; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; NURSE; RANK SUM TEST; SHOE; SITTING; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347480521     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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