Back injuries among nurses - A comparison of the accident processes after a 10-year follow-up

Safety Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-301

  Engkvist, Inga Lill ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident; Back; Lifting; Nurse; Occupational injury; Patient transfer; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DATA ACQUISITION; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BACK INJURIES; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PATIENT TRANSFERS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 38749090940     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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