Influence of School Backpacks on Adolescent Back Pain

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Siambanes, David ^a   Martinez, Jason W ^b   Butler, Edgar W ^b   Haider, Thomas ^a  

^a Inland Empire Spine Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Back pain; Backpack

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 1442307103     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200403000-00015     Document Type: Article

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