Impact of schistosomiasis on quality of life and productivity of workers

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 354-362

  Kamel, M I ^a   Moustafa, Y A ^a   Foda, N ^a   Khashab, S ^a   Moemen, M ^a   Abo El Naga, R M ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE WORKER; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 4444235060     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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