Addressing the need for research on bariatric patient handling

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 242-247

  Galinsky, Traci ^a   Hudock, Stephen ^a   Streit, Jessica ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bariatric patients; Ergonomics; Patient handling

Indexed keywords

BARIATRICS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; OBESITY; REHABILITATION NURSING; REVIEW;

BARIATRICS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; REHABILITATION NURSING;

EID: 79952112653     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2010.tb00054.x     Document Type: Article

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