Neurological symptoms and syndromes in municipal transport drivers
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[Neurological symptoms and syndromes in municipal transport drivers].
BACKGROUND The way the municipal transport drivers perform their job contributes to varied burdens linked with the body posture at work, stress, shift work, vibration, noise and exposure to chemical agents. The aim of the study was to assess the condition of the nervous system (NS) in municipal transport drivers. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study covered 42 men, aged 43.4 years (standard deviati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medycyna Pracy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0465-5893,2353-1339
DOI: 10.13075/mp.5893.00208