Participatory ergonomics intervention in a sterile processing center: A case study

Work

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-99

  Boynton, Teresa ^a   Darraghb, Amy Rowntree ^b  

^a North Colorado Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital workers; Occupational therapy; Participatory ergonomics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MATERIALS HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52149087952     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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