Long-term back problems and physical work exposures in the 1990 Ontario health survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 382-387

  Liira, Juha P ^a   Shannon, Harry S ^b   Chambers, Larry W ^c   Haines, Theodore A ^c  

^a LEL Employment Pension Fund   (Finland)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030003537     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.3.382     Document Type: Article

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