Occupational health activities and improvements for preventing work-related low back pain
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Work environment and low back pain: the influence of occupational activities.
OBJECTIVES To find associations between the prevalence of low back pain and occupational activities. METHODS Interviews of a random sample of 5185 19-59 year old Danish employees analysed by logistic regression. RESULTS Increased risks of low back pain were found for "vibration affecting the whole body" (odds ratio (OR) = 1.28), "physically hard work" (OR = 1.28), "frequently twisting or be...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Japanese Society of Lumbar Spine Disorders
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1345-9074,1882-1863
DOI: 10.3753/yotsu.12.50