Musculoskeletal disorders in physically active conscripts: A one-year follow-up study in the Finnish Defence Forces

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Taanila, Henri ^a,b,e   Suni, Jaana ^a   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^b   Mattila, Ville M ^b   Ohrankämmen, Olli ^c   Vuorinen, Petteri ^d   Parkkari, Jari ^a,e  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES   (Finland)

^d Staff Department   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BICYCLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPRAIN; SUMMER; ADOLESCENT; DISABILITY; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL LEAVE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049092790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-89     Document Type: Article

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