Global estimates of burden of disease caused by the environment and occupational risks
Occupational ergonomic stressors
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Estimating the global burden of low back pain attributable to combined occupational exposures
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The cost-effectiveness of occupational health interventions: Preventing occupational back pain
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Selected population attributable fractions for occupational ergonomic stressors, by sex and level of development (% DALYs), 2000a
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| World | World | World | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Low back pain | 41% | 32% | 37% | 40% | 31% | 43% | 34% | 39% | 29% |
1:High mortality developing; 2: Low mortality developing; 3: Developed; 4: (AFR-D, AFR-E, AMR-D, EMR-D, SEAR-D); 5: (AMR-B, EMR-B, SEAR-B, WPR-B); 6: (AMR-A, EUR-A, EUR-B, EUR-C, WPR-A)
Results based on the World Health Report 2002