Evidence-based practices for safe patient handling and movement

Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-69

  Nelson, Audrey ^a,b   Baptiste, Andrea S ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Patient Safety Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Lifting techniques; No lift policy; Nurse safety; Patient handling; Work related musculoskeletal injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646889992     PISSN: 15348644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BMM:4:1:55     Document Type: Article

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