Occupational injuries among aides and nurses in acute care

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 953-964

  Rodriguez Acosta R L ^a,b   Richardson, D B ^a   Lipscomb, H J ^b   Chen, J C ^a   Dement, J M ^b   Myers, D J ^b   Loomis, D P ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care setting; Healthcare workers; Injury risk; Nurse's aides; Occupational injuries

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INJURY; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SICK LEAVE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71949083059     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20762     Document Type: Article

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