Biomechanical strains and low back disorders: Quantifying the effects of the number of years of exposure on various types of pain

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 268-274

  Plouvier, S ^a,b   Renahy, E ^a,c   Chastang, J F ^a,b   Bonenfant, S ^a   Leclerc, A ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b IFR69   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOMECHANICS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41749119646     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.036095     Document Type: Article

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