Longitudinal study for assessing the efficacy of preventive measures in a population of health workers exposed to risk in manual patient handling;Studio longitudinale per la valutazione dell'efficacia di misure preventive in una popolazione di operatori sanitari esposta al rischio di movimentazione manuale di pazienti

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-105

  Baldasseroni, Alberto ^a   Abrami, V ^a   Arcangeli, G ^b   Cupelli, V ^b   Fioriti, M ^b   Guarducci, L ^b   Sommani, L ^a   Tartaglia, R ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intervention effectiveness; Lifting; Low back pain; Patient handling; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFTING EFFORT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIFTING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 19044395101     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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