Will the use of different prevalence rates influence the development of a primary prevention programme for low-back problems?

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1789-1803

  Zinzen, E ^a   Caboor, D ^a   Verlinden, M ^a   Cattrysse, E ^a   Van Roy, P ^a   Clarys, Jan Pieter ^a   Duquet, W ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Back pain; Epidemiology; Factor analysis; Nurses; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEISURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK;

EID: 0033785233     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300750004195     Document Type: Article

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