The role of physical workload and pain related fear in the development of low back pain in young workers: Evidence from the BelCoBack Study; results after one year of follow up

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-52

  Van Nieuwenhuyse, A ^a   Somville, P R ^b   Crombez, G ^c   Burdorf, A ^d   Verbeke, G ^a   Johannik, K ^e   Van Den Bergh, O ^a   Masschelein, R ^a   Mairiaux, Ph ^b   Moens, G F ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e EXTERNAL SERVICE FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AT WORK   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEISURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PAIN RELATED FEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRUNK; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMECHANICS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 29744461104     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.015693     Document Type: Article

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