Effects of occupational exposure to whole-body vibration in tractor drivers with low back pain in Punjab

Anthropologist

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-187

  Koley, Shyamal ^a   Sharma, Lalit ^a   Kaur, Sukhpal ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Keywords oswestry pain questionnaire; Pain measuring variables

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EID: 77955132624     PISSN: 09720073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09720073.2010.11891151     Document Type: Article

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