The incidence of upper extremity injuries in endoscopy nurses

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-192

  Drysdale, Susan A ^a,b  

^a CSGNA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CANADA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOB DESCRIPTION; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34250642333     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SGA.0000278167.90187.c7     Document Type: Article

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