Risk factors for back injury in 31,076 retail merchandise store workers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 825-833

  Gardner, Lytt I ^a,b   Landsittel, Douglas P ^a   Nelson, Nancy A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Incidence; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal system; Occupational exposure; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; SPINE INJURY; SPRAIN; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033569740     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010087     Document Type: Article

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