Child labor and health: Problems and perspectives

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-62

  Fassa, Anaclaudia G ^a,b   Facchini, Luiz Augusto ^b   Dall'agnol, Marinel M ^c   Christiani, David C ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c Health Office of Pelotas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child labor; Developed countries; Developing countries; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033960891     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2000.6.1.55     Document Type: Article

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