Workplace safety assessment and injury prevention in hospital settings

Work

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-277

  Peled, Keren ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomic controls; Ergonomics; Hospital based; Safety strategies; Work related injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ERGONOMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 26044463495     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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