Questioning the use of NHS estates ergonomic drawings

Contemporary Ergonomics 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 266-270

  Lu, Jun ^a   Hignett, Sue ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICES; COMPLEX INTERFACE; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; PILOT STUDIES; SITE VISITS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 84863011872     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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