Smoking, no-exercise, overweight and low back disorder in welders and nurses

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-149

  Vieira, E R ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Narayan, Y ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Low back disorder; Overweight; Prevention; Smoking; Work

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICAL FACTORS; GENETIC DISPOSITION; INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS; LOW BACK DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPINE DISEASE; WELDING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 38849191114     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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