Work-related injury in the nursing profession: An investigation of modifiable factors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1067-1078

  Vecchio, Nerina ^a   Scuffham, Paul A ^b   Hilton, Michael F ^c   Whiteford, Harvey A ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health conditions; Nurses; Nursing; Occupational health; Psychological distress; Work related injury; Workplace safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954566325     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05544.x     Document Type: Article

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