Association between Back, Neck, and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Pain and the Individual Body Armor

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-149

  Konitzer, Lisa N ^a   Fargo, Matthew V ^a   Brininger, Teresa L ^b   Lim Reed, Mary ^c  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Bassett Army Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY ARMOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAQ; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACK PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NECK PAIN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 43049091230     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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