Peer coaching and mentoring: A new model of educational intervention for safe patient handling in health care

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 609-617

  Alamgir, Hasanat ^a   Drebit, Sharla ^b   Li, Helen Guiyun ^c   Kidd, Catherine ^c   Tam, Helen ^c   Fast, Catherine ^c  

^a The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Health and safety; Injury; Training and education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT LIFTING; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; TEACHER; TEACHING;

ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; TEACHING;

EID: 79960241137     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20968     Document Type: Article

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