Biomechanical load on the lumbar spine for health-care workers during patient transfer activities

Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety: Human Factor, a Bridge Between Care and Cure - Proceedings of the International Conference HEPS 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 365-369

  Jäger, Matthias ^a   Theilmeier, Andreas ^a   Jordan, Claus ^a   Luttmann, Alwin ^a   Mujih, H ^b   Ozturk U ^b   Gollner R ^b   Konhoff, M ^b   Lukaszewski, K ^b   Mattern, J ^b   Schmitz, M ^b   Smolka, R ^b   Voss J ^b   Ziolkewicz, F ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b Dortmund Lumbar Load Study Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL LOADS; FORCE SENSOR; LUMBAR SPINES; PATIENT TRANSFER; POSTURAL DATA; TRANSFER TECHNIQUE; VIDEO DOCUMENTATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CURING; HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 84856887786     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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