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. 1988 Jan;13(1):58-60.
doi: 10.1097/00007632-198801000-00014.

Back pain in middle age; occupational workload and psychologic factors: an epidemiologic survey

H Bergenudd  1 , B Nilsson
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Back pain in middle age; occupational workload and psychologic factors: an epidemiologic survey

H Bergenudd et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1988 Jan.

Abstract

The prevalence of back pain in a sample of 575 fifty-five-year-old residents of Malmö, Sweden, was studied and predisposing factors were analyzed. The point prevalence of back pain was 29%. Individuals with back pain had been less successful in a childhood intelligence test, had a shorter education and worked at physically more strenuous jobs. They were also less satisfied with their working conditions.

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