Effects of manual handling, posture, and whole body vibrations on low-back pain

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-470

  Meyer, Jean Pierre ^a   Flenghi, Dominique ^b   Deschamps, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherche et Sécurité   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Manual handling; Occupation; Posture; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008843394     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.1998.11076404     Document Type: Article

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