Risk reduction in handling obese patients;La riduzione del rischio nella movimentazione del paziente obeso

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 466-477

  Capodaglio, Edda Maria ^a   Capodaglio, P ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Equipment; Health care workers; Obese patient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT POSITIONING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 57349179993     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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