Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and physiological stress among adult, male potato cultivators of West Bengal, India

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP1669-NP1682

  Das, Banibrata ^a   Gangopadhyay, Somnath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

air; health impact assessment; men's health; pollution and health; population health; work place safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POTATO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FARMERS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926325973     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511421808     Document Type: Article

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