The application of a classification-tree model for predicting low back pain prevalence among hospital staff

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 135-144

  Mendelek, Fady ^a,b,c   Caby, Isabelle ^d   Pelayo, Patrick ^c   Kheir, Rania Bou ^e,f  

^a Sacre Coeur Hospital Baabda   (Lebanon)

^b La Sagesse University   (Lebanon)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^e LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Classification tree model; Hospital environment; Low back pain; Predictive diagnosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LEBANON; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONNEL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SPORT; STANDING;

EID: 84876230245     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2012.663010     Document Type: Article

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