The low back X-ray as a pre-employment screening tool in the forest products industry.

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• Personal Author:
  Redfield JT
• Description:
  The usefulness and validity of pre-employment lumbar X-ray examinations in the wood and wood products industry are considered in the light of the experience gained during a 4-period. The survey covered 2378 applicants, 16% of which were classified in the high risk group. The results are discussed and compared with those of previous surveys; they do not support the hypothesis that subjects classified as high risk show a significantly greater incidence of low back injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Diagnosis Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Radiation Safety
• Keywords:
  Medical-examination Musculoskeletal-system-disorders NIOSH-Author Radiography Spinal-column-disorders
• ISSN:
  0096-1736
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  219-226
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00039420
• Citation:
  J Occup Med 1971 May; 13(5):219-226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1971
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8e81e7669f12be325cadb2ff2d87593bca08de9e54e3218b0572588aa36a41bf679ce5ed5557e0c4322be2bb0353c43b2183f5d0a25917b0009d085c0df6cdc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184003/cdc_184003_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 617.90 KB ]