An epidemiological study of low back pain in professional drivers

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 514-539

  Bovenzi, Massimo ^a   Rui, Francesca ^a   Negro, Corrado ^a   D'Agostin, Flavia ^a   Angotzi, Giuliano ^b   Bianchi, Sandra ^b   Bramanti, Lucia ^b   Festa, GianLuca ^b   Gatti, Silvana ^b   Pinto, Iole ^b   Rondina, Livia ^b   Stacchini, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Departments of Prevention National Health Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUCK DRIVERS; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

LOW BACK PAIN (LBP); PHYSICAL LOAD INDEX; PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION (WBV);

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 33748556552     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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