Low back pain predict sickness absence among power plant workers

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 49-53

  Murtezani, Ardiana ^a   Hundozi, Hajrije ^a   Orovcanec, Nikola ^b   Berisha, Merita ^c   Meka, Vjollca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER OF KOSOVO   (Serbia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF SKOPJE   (Macedonia)

^c National Institute of Public Health   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Low back pain; occupational; physical risk factors; sick leave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EASTERN EUROPE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT WORKER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KOSOVO; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORKER;

EID: 78649269683     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: 19983670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.72241     Document Type: Article

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