Schoolbag weight and musculoskeletal symptoms in New Zealand secondary schools

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-198

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

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Back pain; Children; Load carriage

Indexed keywords

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS; PHYSICAL STRESS; SCHOOLBAGS; SECONDARY SCHOOLS;

DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; STUDENT;

EID: 13444253933     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.10.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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