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1Administrative Nursing and Occupational Health Nursing Progam, Public Health Nursing College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
Occupational Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
As a means of reducing the increasing incidence of musculoskeletal injuries in firefighters, the authors offer a framework for a program that would integrate hazard control and health promotion approaches. Particular focus is placed on the role of ergonomics and physical fitness factors in preventing these injuries.
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