Heavy physical work and low back pain: the reality in urban cleaning

Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health issue. There is lack of research on this disorder affecting urban cleaning workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the prevalence of LBP, occupational and extra-occupational characteristics, as well as associated factors in these worker...

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Main Authors: Silvana Maria Santos Pataro, Rita de Cássia Pereira Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000100017&lng=en&tlng=en