Work environment and low back pain: The influence of occupational activities

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 741-745

  Xu, Ying ^a   Bach, Elsa ^a   Ørhede, Elsa ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attributable risk; Low back pain; Occupational activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; VIBRATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0030769258     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.10.741     Document Type: Article

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