Impact of chronic lymphatic filariasis on quantity and quality of productive work among weavers in an endemic village from India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 712-717

  Babu, B V ^a   Swain, B K ^a   Rath, K ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Economic burden; India; Lymphatic filariasis; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; FILARIASIS; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MORBIDITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC BURDEN; ECONOMICS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL AREA; TEXTILE WORKER; WEAVING; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; EFFICIENCY; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

PLOCEINAE;

EID: 33646248401     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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