A survey of centrifuge subjects assessing the relationship between repeated +Gz exposures and chronic back pain

SAFE Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 47-52

  Voge, Victoria M ^a,b,c,d,e   Tolan, Gil ^b  

^a San Diego Detachment   (United States)

^b Air Force Materiel Command   (United States)

^c US Navy ^*

^d Detachment Ft Sam Houston

^e Naval Air Development Center

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRIFUGATION; EXERCISE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRIFUGATION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERGRAVITY; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030176993     PISSN: 01916319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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