Backpacks and Musculoskeletal Pain: Do Children with Idiopathic Scoliosis Face a Greater Risk?

Journal of School Health

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 270-271

  Iyer, Shruti R ^a  

^a Clear Lake High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036726372     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2002.tb01328.x     Document Type: Article

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