Effects of backpacks on students: Measurement of cervical and shoulder posture

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 110-116

  Chansirinukor, Wunpen ^a   Wilson, Dianne ^b   Grimmer, Karen ^b   Dansie, Brenton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Back; Posture; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; SHOULDER; SPINE DISEASE; STANDING; STUDENT; TIME; WEIGHT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0035784772     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60302-0     Document Type: Article

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