Incidence of acute low-back injury among older workers in a cohort of material handlers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 551-557

  Peek Asa, Corinne ^a   McArthur, David L ^b   Kraus, Jess F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age groups; Epidemiology; Low back pain; Workplace; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACK INJURIES; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 3242679614     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490479799     Document Type: Article

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