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Abstract
Method: A sample, from the staff/ employees of two major factories in Nasriya City, were interviewed. They answered a questionnaire about their health status.
Results: Frequency tables and descriptive statistics were obtained. Prevalence rates were compared according, to the type of work, to each other.
Conclusions: some patterns of morbidity were found to be statistically significantly associated with the type of job of the employees/ staff.
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References
Recommendation of the second meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centres in Occupational Health, 11-14 October 1994, Beijing, China
Namir G Al-Tawil and Omran S. Habib. Introduction to Occupational Health for Medical Students. Non-published lectures
http://www.agius.com/hew/resource/ohsilo.htm. Accessed on 01.12.11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Occupational_Health_Services. Accessed on 27.11.11
Kurt E, et al. Occupational exposures as risk factors for asthma and allergic diseases in a Turkish population. Int Arch Occup Environ Health.2011 Jan;84(1):45-52. Epub 2010 Jul.
Jankosky C, et. Attrition of military enlistees with a medical waiver for chronic headache, 1995-2000. Mil Med. 2006 Dec;171(12):1235-8.
Ranasinghe P, et al. Work related complaints of neck, shoulder and arm among computer office workers: a cross-sectional evaluation of prevalence and risk factors in a developing country. Environ Health. 2011 Aug 4;10:70.