A pilot study for the development of a primary prevention program: What is the average weight of a fourth grader's backpack?

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Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-158

  Cavallo, Carla Maria ^a   Hlavaty, Tara Marie ^a   Tamase, Melissa Gale M ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORPHOMETRICS; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT;

BACK INJURIES; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; NEW JERSEY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037279635     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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