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. 1999 Dec 4;354(9194):1974.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)04520-1.

Backpack as a daily load for schoolchildren

S Negrini, R Carabalona, P Sibilla

Backpack as a daily load for schoolchildren

S Negrini et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

34.8% of Italian schoolchildren carry more than 30% of their bodyweight at least once a week, exceeding limits proposed for adults. Given increasing evidence of back pain in children, the time has come to propose some limitations to backpack load.

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