The effect of lifting during work on low back pain: A health impact assessment based on a meta-analysis

Lifting at work is considered an important risk factor for low back pain (LBP). However, contradictory findings have been reported, partly because frequency, duration and intensity (ie, the weight of the load) of lifting have not been systematically considered. This has hampered developments of thre...

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Main Authors: Coenen, Pieter, Gouttebarge, V., M van der Burght, A., van Dieën, J., Frings-Dresen, M., van der Beek, A., Burdorf, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16755