Low back pain and lifting: A review of epidemiology and aetiology

Work

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-184

  Cole, Michael H ^a   Grimshaw, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cause; Epidemic; Lifting; Low back pain; Manual material handling

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOADING TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; MANUAL LABOR; MATERIALS HANDLING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141558983     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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