Back pain among persons working on small or family farms - Eight Colorado Counties, 1993-1996

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 301-304

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ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; BACK PAIN; COLORADO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033597014     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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