Prevalence and correlates of low back pain among occupational therapy students in Northern Queensland

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-41

  Leggat, Peter A ^a   Smith, Derek R ^a,b   Clark, Michele J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lower back pain; Musculoskeletal; Risk factor; Students, occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38949175465     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.07.014     Document Type: Article

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