Prevalence and physical determinants of low back pain in a rural Chinese population

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2728-2734

  Barrero, Lope H ^a,b   Hsu, Yi Hsiang ^a   Terwedow, Henry ^a   Perry, Melissa J ^a   Dennerlein, Jack T ^a   Brain, Joseph D ^a   Xu, Xiping ^c,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Farmers; Low back pain; Physical factors; Rural population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 33750553567     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000244583.35982.ea     Document Type: Article

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