Cumulative occupational lumbar load and lumbar disc disease – results of a German multi-center case-control study (EPILIFT)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The to date evidence for a dose-response relationship between physical workload and the development of lumbar disc diseases is limited. We therefore investigated the possible etiologic relevance of cumulative occupational lumbar load...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michaelis Martina, Luttmann Alwin, Linhardt Oliver, Hofmann Friedrich, Haerting Johannes, Grifka Joachim, Elsner Gine, Ditchen Dirk, Ellegast Rolf, Jäger Matthias, Bergmann Annekatrin, Seidler Andreas, Petereit-Haack Gabriela, Schumann Barbara, Bolm-Audorff Ulrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/10/48