Essentials of a bariatric patient handling program

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Muir, Marylou ^a   Archer Heese, Gail ^a  

^a WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bariatric patients; Injury prevention; Risk to healthcare workers; Safe patient handling protocols and guidelines

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649083992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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