Upper body musculoskeletal symptoms of Latino poultry processing workers and a comparison group of Latino manual workers
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Upper body musculoskeletal symptoms of Latino poultry processing workers and a comparison group of Latino manual workers.
BACKGROUND Upper body musculoskeletal injuries are often attributed to rapid work pace and repetitive motions. These job features are common in poultry processing, an industry that relies on Latino immigrants. Few studies document the symptom burden of immigrant Latinos employed in poultry processing or other manual jobs. METHODS Latino poultry processing workers (n = 403) and a comparison po...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0271-3586
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22100