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Ocular Health and Safety Assessment among Mechanics of the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

PURPOSE: To conduct an ocular health and safety assessment among mechanics in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. METHODS: This descriptive cross sectional study included 500 mechanics using multistage sampling. All participants filled a structured questionnaire on demographic data, occupational histo...

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Autores principales:	Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi, Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert, Opuni, Prince Quarcoo, Kyei, Samuel, Owusu-Ansah, Andrew, Darko-Takyi, Charles
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4860992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27195090 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2008-322X.158890

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