Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among the brick field workers of west bengal, india

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 231-240

  Das, Banibrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Brick field workers; Discomfort; Nordic questionnaire; WMSDs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NOCICEPTION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RIGIDITY; SKIN DISEASE; SWELLING; WORK; WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84895821583     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2013.771249     Document Type: Article

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