Occupational and personal risk factors for musculo-skeletal disorders in fertilizer plant workers

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-13

  Koleva, M ^a   Kostova, V ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Musculo skeletal disorders; Obesity; Risk factors; Smoking; Work related and non occupational strain

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; BULGARIA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037346851     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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