Validation of a self-administered questionnaire for assessing exposure to back pain mechanical risk factors

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 499-508

  Somville, Pierre R ^a   Nieuwenhuyse, An Van ^b   Seidel, Laurence ^a   Masschelein, Raphaël ^b   Moens, Guido ^c   Mairiaux, Philippe ^a   Crombez, G ^d   Johannik, K ^d   Leys, A ^d   Moors, L ^d   Persijn, E ^d   Pirenne, D ^d   Verbeke, G ^d   Van de Bergh, O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

^d NONE

Author keywords

Low back pain; Occupational exposure; Questionnaire; Risk factors; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION STUDY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MECHANICS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646735354     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0068-1     Document Type: Article

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