Occupational driving as a risk factor in low back pain: A case-control study in a Mexican population

Work

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-396

  Prado León, Lilia R ^a   Aceves González, Carlos ^a   Avila Chaurand, Rosalío ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Driving; Lifting; Low back pain; Occupational disease prevention control; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149343800     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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