Risk Factors for Work-Related Low Back Pain in Registered Nurses, and Potential Obstacles in Using Mechanical Lifting Devices

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-21

  Byrns, George ^a   Reeder, Glenn ^a   Jin, Guang ^a   Pachis, Karen ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BroMenn Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Mechanical lifts; Nursing; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL LIFTING DEVICE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MECHANICS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0842264244     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490249992     Document Type: Article

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