Open AccessIntervention study for reducing schoolbag weights in two rural schools in Maharashtra
Author(s) -
Shyam V Ashtekar,
Shekhar B Padhyegurjar,
Jagdish D Powar,
A. Riyaz Siddiqui
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_299_17
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , medicine , test (biology) , physical therapy , nursing , paleontology , biology
Heavy schoolbags are reported worldwide including India. The prescribed safe upper limit was 10% of student bodyweight.