Musculoskeletal injuries resulting from patient handling tasks among hospital workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 571-578

  Pompeii, Lisa A ^a,b   Lipscomb, Hester J ^b   Schoenfisch, Ashley L ^b   Dement, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Musculoskeletal disorders; Musculoskeletal injuries; Nurses' aides; Patient handling; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RADIOGRAPHY; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 67649613198     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20704     Document Type: Article

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