Occupational lifestyle diseases: An emerging issue

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 109-112

  Sharma, Mukesh ^a   Majumdar, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic liver diseases; Hypertension; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL DISEASE; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76149112000     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: 19983670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.58912     Document Type: Review

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