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An evaluation of a "best practices" musculoskeletal injury prevention program in nursing homes.

Collins JW, Wolf L, Bell J, Evanoff B.

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Use of mechanical patient lifts decreased musculoskeletal symptoms and injuries among health care workers.

Li J, Wolf L, Evanoff B.

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Development and evaluation of a multifaceted ergonomics program to prevent injuries associated with patient handling tasks.

Nelson A, Matz M, Chen F, Siddharthan K, Lloyd J, Fragala G.

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Devastating injuries in healthcare workers: description of the crisis and legislative solution to the epidemic of back injury from patient lifting.

Edlich RF, Hudson MA, Buschbacher RM, Winters KL, Britt LD, Cox MJ, Becker DG, McLaughlin JK, Gubler KD, Zomerschoe TS, Latimer MF, Zura RD, Paulsen NS, Long WB 3rd, Brodie BM, Berenson S, Langenburg SE, Borel L, Jenson DB, Chang DE, Chitwood WR Jr, Roberts TH, Martin MJ, Miller A, Werner CL, Taylor PT Jr, Lancaster J, Kurian MS, Falwell JL Jr, Falwell RJ.

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Impact of publicly sponsored interventions on musculoskeletal injury claims in nursing homes.

Park RM, Bushnell PT, Bailer AJ, Collins JW, Stayner LT.

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A tribute to a gifted scholar, Anne Hudson, who has made revolutionary advances in healthcare and patient safety in our nation.

Edlich RF.

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Texas passes first law for safe patient handling in America: landmark legislation protects health-care workers and patients from injury related to manual patient lifting.

Hudson MA.

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The three-year economic benefits of a ceiling lift intervention aimed to reduce healthcare worker injuries.

Chhokar R, Engst C, Miller A, Robinson D, Tate RB, Yassi A.

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Back injury prevention: a lift team success story.

Hefti KS, Farnham RJ, Docken L, Bentaas R, Bossman S, Schaefer J.

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A controlled trial of an educational program to prevent low back injuries.

Daltroy LH, Iversen MD, Larson MG, Lew R, Wright E, Ryan J, Zwerling C, Fossel AH, Liang MH.

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Prevention of disabling back injuries in nurses by the use of mechanical patient lift systems.

Edlich RF, Winters KL, Hudson MA, Britt LD, Long WB.

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Effects of a participatory ergonomics team among hospital orderlies.

Evanoff BA, Bohr PC, Wolf LD.

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Efficiency of overhead ceiling lifts in reducing musculoskeletal injury among carers working in long-term care institutions.

Alamgir H, Yu S, Fast C, Hennessy S, Kidd C, Yassi A.

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Zero lift programs in small rural hospitals in Washington state: reducing back injuries among health care workers.

Charney W, Simmons B, Lary M, Metz S.

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The effects of prework functional screening on lowering an employer's injury rate, medical costs, and lost work days.

Nassau DW.

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Symptomatic cervical disc herniation following a motor vehicle collision: return to work comparative study of workers' compensation versus personal injury insurance status.

Scuderi GJ, Sherman AL, Brusovanik GV, Pahl MA, Vaccaro AR.

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Obesity and workers' compensation: results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System.

Ostbye T, Dement JM, Krause KM.

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Reducing incidence of low-back injuries reduces cost.

Brophy MO, Achimore L, Moore-Dawson J.

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Effect of a nurse back injury prevention intervention on the rate of injury compensation claims.

Martin PJ, Harvey JT, Culvenor JF, Payne WR.

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A randomized controlled trial to prevent patient lift and transfer injuries of health care workers.

Yassi A, Cooper JE, Tate RB, Gerlach S, Muir M, Trottier J, Massey K.

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