Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 504-508 , November 2009

Reducing Patient Handling Injuries Through Contextual Training

  • Marc L. Resnick, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Marc L. Resnick, PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199
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  • Roderick Sanchez, OTR, MS

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PII: S0099-1767(08)00588-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.10.017

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 504-508 , November 2009

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