Multifaceted ergonomic intervention programme for community nurses: Pilot study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1022-1034

  Szeto, Grace Pui Yuk ^a   Law, Ka Yee ^b   Lee, Edwin ^b   Lau, Titanic ^b   Chan, Shuk Ying ^b   Law, Sheung Wai ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community nurses; Ergonomic; Occupational health; Pilot study; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953058340     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05255.x     Document Type: Article

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