Predicting neck pain in Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilots.
Objective: Fighter pilots frequently report neck pain and injury, and although risk factors have been suggested, the relationships between risk factors and neck pain have not been quantified. The aim of this study was to identify personal and work behaviors that are significantly associated with nec...
| Publicado en: | Military Medicine Vol. 177; no. 4; pp. 444 - 451 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2012
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