Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among plastics industry workers;Prevalência de distúrbios musculoesqueléticos em trabalhadores da indústria plástica

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-86

  Fernandes, Rita de Cássia Pereira ^a   Carvalho, Fernando Martins ^a   Assunção, Ada Ávila ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cumulative Trauma Disorders; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Occupational Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952029266     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2011000100008     Document Type: Article

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