Safe lifting programs at long-term care facilities and their impact on Workers' compensation costs

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-35

  Restrepo, Tanya E ^b   Schmid, Frank A ^b   Gucer, Patricia W ^a   Shuford, Harry L ^b   Shyong, Chun J ^b   Mc Diarmid, Melissa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Council on Compensation Insurance   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MECHANICAL LIFT EQUIPMENT; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING ASSISTANT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OVEREXERTION; PATIENT LIFTING; RISK REDUCTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

BACK INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84873089919     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318270d535     Document Type: Article

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