Lower back disorders among forklift operators: An emerging occupational health problem?

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-340

  Waters, Thomas ^a   Genaidy, Ash ^b   Deddens, James ^b   Barriera Viruet, Heriberto ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Forklift; Meta analysis; Musculoskeletal disorders; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FORKLIFT OPERATOR; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKER;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 15944424272     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20146     Document Type: Review

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