Manual handling risk controls in hospitals (MARCH): A cross-sectional survey of UK hospitals

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-131

  Smedley, J ^a,b   Poole, J ^a   Waclawski, E ^b   Harrison, J ^b   Stevens, A ^b   Buckle, P ^c   Coggon, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b The Assoc of NHS Occup Phys Comm   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONITORING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LIFTING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2442648999     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148404323043145     Document Type: Article

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