Effectiveness of a school-based backpack health promotion program: Backpack Intelligence

Work

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-123

  Goodgold, Shelley A ^a   Nielsen, Dusty ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Ergonomics; Occupational health risk; School health; School aged children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SAFETY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING;

BACK INJURIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0141558981     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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