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ID (ISN) del documento23280
Número CIS 75-1167
ISSN - Título de la serie 0049-8610 - Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete
Año 1974
Número de serie
Autor(es) Vyskočil J., Lejhancová G., Berka L., Chromá M., Horská H.
Título On the working conditions and health status of female dairy farm workers
Título original Über die Arbeitsbedingungen und den Gesundheitszustand der Pflegerinnen von Melkkühen [en alemán]
Información bibliográfica Feb. 1974, Vol.20, No.2, p.97-106. 46 ref.
Resumen Results of a study of the working conditions in 18 Czechoslovakian dairy farms and of the health of 133 female dairy farm workers (average age: 45 years; average length of service: 8 years): occupational hygiene in the cow-sheds, measurement of dust and microclimate in summer and winter, clinical and dermatological examinations, occupational skin lesions, psychological examination. In 17% of the workers, candida mycosis and contact eczema were found, and characteristic hand callosities were observed in 57%. Fungi were found in 59% of the sputa and throat-swabs. Other findings: chronic bronchial catarrh, reduced ventilatory capacity, pathogenic microorganisms in the sputum, lumbar spine and joint pains. Prophylactic measures are indicated.
Descriptores (primarios) cría de ganado; mujeres; condiciones de trabajo; alteraciones de la salud
Descriptores (secundarios) bronquitis crónica; Checoslovaquia; microrganismos; candidiasis; eczema; microclima; polvos; ordeno; dorsalgia; investigación de higiene del trabajo; queratosis
Tipo de documento -
Tema(s) Medicina del trabajo, higiene, primeros auxilios
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Livestock rearing
Mycoses
Bacterial and parasitic diseases