Occupational lifting tasks as a risk factor in low back pain: A case-control study in a Mexican population

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Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-114

  Prado Leon, Lilia R ^a   Celis, Alfredo ^b   Avila Chaurand, Rosalio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b Human Genetics Program   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Lifting; Low back pain; Occupational disease prevention control; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPONDYLOSIS; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23944449883     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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