Health hazards, injury problems, and workplace conditions of carpet-weaving children in three districts of Punjab, Pakistan

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-121

  Awan, Saeed ^a   Nasrullah, Muazzam ^b,c   Cummings, Kristin J ^d  

^a Centre for the Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment   (Pakistan)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Clarksburg Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpet loom; Carpet weaving; Child labor; Injuries; Musculoskeletal; Pakistan; Punjab; Wool; Workplace

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DUST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAKISTAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ARTHRALGIA; CHILD; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DUST; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAKISTAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77950801126     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2010.16.2.113     Document Type: Article

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