The effect of working position on trunk posture and exertion for routine nursing tasks: An experimental study

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 317-325

  Freitag, Sonja ^a   Seddouki, Rachida ^b   Dulon, Madeleine ^a   Kersten, Jan Felix ^b   Larsson, Tore J ^c   Nienhaus, Albert ^b  

^a Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bed height; bending; musculoskeletal disorders; nursing; perceived exertion; trunk posture

Indexed keywords

BENDING (FORMING); BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

BED HEIGHT; COMPUTER ASSISTED; HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS; LONG TERM ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL LOAD; PERCEIVED EXERTION; TRUNK POSTURES;

NURSING;

EID: 84896335490     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/met071     Document Type: Article

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