A retrospective study of acute back pain in a chemical factory.
The analysis of the working population in a chemical plant demonstrates that back pain accounted for 6% of all working disabilities and for 7.3% of the total number of days of absence from work. Increased morbidity was generally found with increasing age. The exception was the high morbidity of the youngest group of male office staff.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors