A tribute to a gifted scholar, Anne Hudson, who has made revolutionary advances in healthcare and patient safety in our nation

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-222

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angie Quinn; Anne Hudson; Back injured nurses; Bernice D. Owen; Carol Christlieb; Cumulative trauma spinal injury; Elizabeth Langford; Elizabeth Shogren; Governor Rick Perry; Jeanette Sdrinis; Maria Bryson; Marian Liggera; Teri Jennings; William Charney

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; SURGERY;

ANNE HUDSON; BACK-INJURED NURSES; BERNICE D. OWEN; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA SPINAL INJURY; ELIZABETH LANGFORD; GOVERNOR RICK PERRY; WILLIAM CHARNEY;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

TITANIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; LAW; METAL IMPLANTATION; NURSE; PATIENT LIFT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 33748688604     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v16.i3.20     Document Type: Review

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