Adolescent standing postural response to backpack loads: A randomisedcontrolled experimental study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-10

  Grimmer, Karen ^a   Dansie, Brenton ^a   Milanese, Steve ^a   Pirunsan, Ubon ^a   Trott, Patricia ^a  

^a Centre for Allied Health Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD; HIGH SCHOOL; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; NECK; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; STANDING; STUDENT; THIGH; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 34248343802     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-3-10     Document Type: Article

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