Causal assessment of occupational carrying and low back pain: results of a systematic review

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 628-638

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrying; Causality; Etiology; Low back pain; Occupational health; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT BEARING; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955667063     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.03.027     Document Type: Review

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