Towards rehabilitative handling in caring for patients following stroke: A participatory action research project

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 3 A, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Mitchell, Elizabeth A ^a   Conlon, Ann Marie ^b   Armstrong, Margaret ^c   Ryan, Assumpta A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Seven Oaks Fold   (United Kingdom)

^c ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Ergonomics; Manual handling; Practice development; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; REHABILITATION; STROKE;

EID: 17144420090     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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