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Back pain in the working population : prevalence rates in Dutch trades and professions
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Hildebrandt, Vincent H. ‌
Back pain in the working population : prevalence rates in Dutch trades and professions / Vincent H. Hildebrandt
Sumario: An analysis of three health surveys in the Dutch working population is described, aimed at the identification of Dutch trades and professions with relative high and low prevalence rates of back pain. The sample was representative of the working population in the Netherlands and consisted of 5840 men and 2908 women. It is concluded that high prevalence rates of back pain are found in particular in non-sedentary professions. Priorities in prevention of back pain should be directed towards the group with relatively high prevalence rates identified above
En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 38, nº 6, June 1995 ; p. 1283-1298
1. Ergonomía ‌. 2. Lesiones musculares ‌. 3. Columna vertebral ‌. 4. Dolor ‌. 5. Holanda ‌. I. Title. II. Título: Ergonomics.