Muscle strain and perceived exertion in patient handling with and without a transferring aid

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-197

  Kothiyal, Kamal ^a   Yuen, Tai Wai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Electromyography; Manual handling; Musculoskeletal disorders; Nursing staff; Patient handling aids; Patient transfer; Perceived exertion

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449126719     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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