| Document ID (ISN) | 104110 |
| CIS number |
05-344 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Occupational safety and health - Inequalities between men and women |
| Original title |
Sécurité et santé du travail - Hommes et femmes ne sont pas égaux [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2004, No.645, Vol. I, p.16-27. Illus. |
| Abstract |
This special feature article focuses on sex-linked differences with respect to occupational accidents and diseases. In general, there is a higher frequency of accidents among men and of occupational diseases among women. The following aspects are discussed: occupational accidents; musculoskeletal disorders; ergonomics; stress; risks of infection among health care personnel; respiratory disorders; cancers; hearing loss. A summary of the findings of a European survey on women health care workers is included. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; sex-linked differences; European Union; occupational diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
male workers; infectious diseases; respiratory diseases; musculoskeletal diseases; ergonomics; women; cancer; health care personnel; stress factors; risk factors; hearing loss |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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