Back Discomfort Prevalence: And Associated Factors among Bus Drivers
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prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among a group of bus drivers in colombo, sri lanka
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متن کاملLow back pain among professional bus drivers: ergonomic and occupational-psychosocial risk factors.
BACKGROUND Professional drivers have been found to be at high risk for developing low back pain. However, the exact reasons are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of LBP among Israeli professional urban bus drivers, and evaluate the association between LBP in drivers and work-related psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors. METHODS A total of 384 male full-time urban bus...
متن کاملPrevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Factors among a Group of Bus Drivers in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Correspondence to Umesh Jayarajah, MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, PO Box 271, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, Western Province, Sri Lanka Tel: +94-76-680-8625 E-mail: umeshe.jaya@ gmail.com Received: Dec 16, 2016 Accepted: Dec 19, 2016 Online First: Dec 21, 2016 Cite this article as: Jayarajah U, Jayakody AJA, Jayaneth MBJN, Wijeratne S. Prevalence of hypertension and its associated fa...
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Low back pain (LBP) is common and affects most people at some point in their life. The exact cause of LBP among professional car drivers is still uncertain. Epidemiological studies of LBP have been performed among general populations and professional drivers in different countries; however the data on LBP in this professional category is scarce in Bangladesh. This paper investigates the prevale...
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عنوان ژورنال: AAOHN Journal
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0891-0162
DOI: 10.1177/216507998603401004