Osteoarthritis and meniscus disorders of the knee as occupational diseases of miners

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 567-575

  McMillan, G ^a   Nichols, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ARTHROPATHY; BODY POSTURE; CHONDROPATHY; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

COAL;

CARTILAGE DISEASES; COAL; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23044517075     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.017137     Document Type: Article

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