Back pain and backpacks in school children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 358-363

  Skaggs, David L ^a   Early, Sean D ^b   D'Ambra, Phyllis ^b   Tolo, Vernon T ^b   Kay, Robert M ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Backpack; Pain; School children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BACK PAIN; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFTING; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33748497341     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000217723.14631.6e     Document Type: Article

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