Obesity and the aging adult: Ideas for promoting patient safety and preventing caregiver injury

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 757-765

  Gallagher, Susan ^a,b  

^a SIZEWise Rentals   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGING; CAREGIVER; DECUBITUS; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OVEREXERTION; PATIENT CARE; PLANNING; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKIN INJURY; STAGING;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRESSURE ULCER; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 25144435805     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2005.06.003     Document Type: Review

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