Learning effects of a back education program

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2183-2189

  Schenk, Ronald J ^a   Doran, Rodney L ^a   Stachura, John J ^a  

^a D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

adult learning; back school; ergonomics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

BACK INJURIES; BACK PAIN; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VIDEO RECORDING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0029848682     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199610010-00001     Document Type: Article

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