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[Column and upper limb muscoloskeletal disorders in drivers helpers]

C Fenga1, M a Tringali, D Fenga

  • 1Dipartimento di Medicina Sociale del Territorio, Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Messina.

Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia
|April 16, 2008
PubMed
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) are increasing, particularly low back pain. Prevention programs can effectively reduce these disorders in emergency service drivers and operators.

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