Seat inclination, use of lumbar support and low-back pain of taxi drivers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 258-265

  Chen, Jiu Chiuan ^a,b   Dennerlein, Jack Tigh ^a   Chang, Chien Chi ^c   Chang, Wen Ruey ^c   Christiani, David C ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; Epidemiology; Occupational exposure; Sitting posture

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CAR DRIVER; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PARAMETER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; SITTING;

EID: 24144488353     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.881     Document Type: Article

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