The weight and use of schoolbags in new zealand secondary schools

Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 819-824

  Whittfield, J K ^a   Legg, S J ^b   Hedderley, D I ^b  

^a Goodman Fielder NZ   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Back pain; Backpacks; Children; Ergonomics; Load carriage

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STUDENTS;

SCHOOLBAGS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOOK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; TIME; WEIGHT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; BACK PAIN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0035878253     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130117881     Document Type: Article

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