Health impact of working conditions at the Ruashi mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo;Impact des conditions de travail sur la santé des artisans miniers de la Ruashi (République démocratique du Congo)

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 488-492

  Elenge Molayi, M ^a   Aubry, J C ^a   De Brouwer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Congo; Mines; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEADACHE; LEG PAIN; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MINER; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STUDENT; SYMPTOM; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349105923     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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