Suggestions for preventing musculoskeletal disorders in home healthcare workers. Part 2: Lift and transfer assistance for non-weight-bearing home care patients

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 227-234

  Parsons, Kelley S ^a   Galinsky, Traci L ^a   Waters, Thomas ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BED; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BEDS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33744968663     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004045-200604000-00010     Document Type: Review

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