Prevalence, predictors and economic burden of morbidities among waste-pickers of Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background The occupation of waste-picking characterised as 3Ds – dangerous, drudgery and demanding. In this context, the study aimed to assess occupational morbidities among the waste-pickers and attempts to identify potential individual level risk factors enhancing health risks. Additiona...
Main Authors: | Praveen Chokhandre, Shrikant Singh, Gyan Chandra Kashyap |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12995-017-0176-3 |
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