Severe Back Pain Among Farmworker High School Students From Starr County, Texas: Baseline Results
Author: Shipp, Eva M.
Date Published: 2006
This cohort study is among the first to estimate the prevalence of and examine potential risk factors for severe back pain (resulting in medical care, 4+ hours of time lost, or pain lasting 1+ weeks) among adolescent farmworkers. These youth often perform tasks requiring bent/stooped postures and heavy lifting. They were surveyed using a web-based survey tool.
Date Published: 2006
This cohort study is among the first to estimate the prevalence of and examine potential risk factors for severe back pain (resulting in medical care, 4+ hours of time lost, or pain lasting 1+ weeks) among adolescent farmworkers. These youth often perform tasks requiring bent/stooped postures and heavy lifting. They were surveyed using a web-based survey tool.
