Safe ambulation of an orthopaedic patient

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Radawiec, Stephanie M ^a   Howe, Cynthia ^b   Gonzalez, Cynthia M ^c   Waters, Thomas R ^c   Nelson, Audrey ^d  

^a Diligent Consulting Services   (United States)

^b National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; RISK; SAFETY; WALKING;

HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; RISK; SAFETY; WALKING;

EID: 67649646894     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NOR.0b013e3181997a93     Document Type: Article

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