OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between smoking and low back pain with meta-
analysis. METHODS: We conducted a systematic search of the MEDLINE and EMBASE …

The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

The solid-state structures of 1D–3D Coordination Polymers based on the macrocyclic
calixarene backbone have been reviewed, based on the chemical nature of appended …

This meta-analysis assessed the association between overweight/obesity and low back
pain. The authors systematically searched the Medline (National Library of Medicine …

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between overweight and lumbar disc degeneration.
DESIGN: Population-based 4-y follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study …

Background. Teachers' work overload has been the subject of intense research, and the
results of these studies show that a substantial proportion of teachers perceive their job as …

Both low back pain (LBP) and obesity are common public health problems, yet their relation
remains controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between …

Background: Enzymatic breakdown of the extracellular matrix, and possibly local
inflammation, contributes to intervertebral disc degeneration. We investigated whether …

Objective To identify risk factors for low back pain (LBP) and lumbar radicular pain and to
assess whether obesity and exposure to workload factors modify the effect of leisure‐time …

Disc degeneration is a complex condition in which environmental factors and multiple genes
are expected to act together to determine the degenerative phenotype. Recently …