Asthenopia (eyestrain) in working children of gem-polishing industries

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-247

  Tiwari, Rajnarayan R ^a   Saha, Asim ^a   Parikh, Jagdish R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Asthenopia; child labour; chromium; gem polishing; illumination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; BLURRED VISION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; EYE BURNING; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; OCULAR PRURITUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHENOPIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INDUSTRY; JEWELRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79953308090     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233710386407     Document Type: Article

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