Body mass index of tannery workers in Kanpur, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 103, Issue APR., 1996, Pages 232-240

  Ory F G ^a,f   Shukla, Abhay ^b,d   Kumar, Satish ^c,e   Harte, Joke M ^b  

^a Direct Gen Intl Cooperation   (Netherlands)

^b Indo Dutch Environ/Sanitary Eng P   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Ctr Enquiry Hlth/All Themes   (India)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

^f Roy Netherlands Embassy Harare Z   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Energy deficiency; Labourers; Occupational health; Tanneries

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DUST; EDUCATION; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; LEATHER INDUSTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL CLASS; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TANNING;

EID: 0029932334     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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