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The UBC back study : brochure summarizing results Trask, Catherine; Teschke, Kay; Koehoorn, Mieke, 1966-; Hurrell, Christie

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Many British Columbians employed in heavy industries will suffer from back injuries over the course of their careers. Occupational back injuries are very common in this province, and they are also very costly due to lost workdays, compensation claims, and health care costs. Although many studies have investigated back injuries and their risk factors, the research community has not reached a consensus on the occupational causes. In part, this is because it is difficult to assess the real-world exposures that contribute to injuries. Our study aimed to develop better methods of measuring exposures, such as muscle activity and postures that are known to contribute to back injuries. We tested five approaches for measuring exposures in the following heavy industries: forestry; wood and wood products; construction; transportation; and warehousing.

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The UBC back study : brochure summarizing results
Creator
Trask, Catherine; Teschke, Kay; Koehoorn, Mieke, 1966-; Hurrell, Christie
Date Issued
2008-08-01
Description
Many British Columbians employed in heavy industries will suffer from back injuries over the course of their careers. Occupational back injuries are very common in this province, and they are also very costly due to lost workdays, compensation claims, and health care costs. Although many studies have investigated back injuries and their risk factors, the research community has not reached a consensus on the occupational causes. In part, this is because it is difficult to assess the real-world exposures that contribute to injuries. Our study aimed to develop better methods of measuring exposures, such as muscle activity and postures that are known to contribute to back injuries. We tested five approaches for measuring exposures in the following heavy industries: forestry; wood and wood products; construction; transportation; and warehousing.
Subject
Back injury risk factors; Occupational exposure
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Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. MEDI
Date Available
2012-06-06
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
DOI
10.14288/1.0222979
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42457
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
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