Prevalence of low Back pain among adolescents in relation to the weight of school bags

Abstract Background The association between the weight of school bag and Low Back Pain (LBP) amongst students remains under intense debate worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of LBP amongst public high school students (14 to 19 years) in Kuwait and to investigate the association b...

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Published in:	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Main Authors:	Fatemah Akbar, Muneera AlBesharah, Jumana Al-Baghli, Farah Bulbul, Dana Mohammad, Bann Qadoura, Abdullah Al-Taiar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-01-01
Subjects:	Low Back pain Adolescents School bags Kuwait
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2398-2

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