Abstract
34.8% of Italian schoolchildren carry more than 30% of their bodyweight at least once a week, exceeding limits proposed for adults. Given increasing evidence of back pain in children, the time has come to propose some limitations to backpack load.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Back / physiology*
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Body Weight
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Child
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Cumulative Trauma Disorders / etiology
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Female
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Humans
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Italy
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Low Back Pain / etiology
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Male
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Weight-Bearing / physiology*