Does self-assessed physical capacity predict development of low back pain among health care workers? A 2-year follow-up study

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Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 272-276

  Rasmussen, Charlotte D N ^a   Jørgensen, Marie B ^a   Clausen, Thomas ^a   Andersen, Lars L ^a   Strøyer, Jesper ^b   Holtermann, Andreas ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

female workers; musculoskeletal disorders; occupational health; physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEISURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LABOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STRENGTH; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84873406487     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31826981f3     Document Type: Article

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