A Profile of farmers and other employed canadians with chronic back pain: A population-based analysis of the 2009-2010 Canadian community health surveys

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 300-310

  Trask, Catherine ^a   Bath, Brenna ^a   McCrosky, Jesse ^a   Lawson, Josh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian community health survey; Chronic back disorders; Demography; Farmers; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BACK PAIN; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BACK PAIN; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FARMERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

EID: 84903560322     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12062     Document Type: Article

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