Causal assessment of occupational standing or walking and low back pain: results of a systematic review

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-272

  Roffey, Darren M ^a   Wai, Eugene K ^a,b   Bishop, Paul ^c,d   Kwon, Brian K ^c,d   Dagenais, Simon ^a,b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Causality; Etiology; Low back pain; Occupational health; Standing; Systematic review; Walking

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE;

EID: 77649130170     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.12.023     Document Type: Review

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