The prevalence and characteristics of back pain among school children in New zealand

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1455-1460

  Trevelyan, Fiona C ^a   Legg, Stephen J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Back pain; Epidemiology; Prevalence; School children

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; CO-OCCURRENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOW BACK; LOW BACK PAIN; NECK REGION; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILDREN;

DISEASES; SURVEYS;

HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; BACK PAIN; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 78649481955     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.528455     Document Type: Article

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