Dose-response relationship between work-related cumulative postural exposure and low back pain: A systematic review

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 684-696

  Ribeiro, Daniel Cury ^a,b   Aldabe, Daniela ^a   Abbott, J Haxby ^c   Sole, Gisela ^a   Milosavljevic, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cumulative exposure; Low back pain; Posture; Risk factor; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE EXPOSURES; LOW BACK PAIN; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BODY POSTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84866646900     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes003     Document Type: Review

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