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Cross-sectional study of the health of southern African truck drivers

OBJECTIVES: Lifestyle and working conditions of truck drivers predisposes them to risk-factors associated with communicable and non-communicable diseases, but little is known about the health status of African truck driver. This study aims to assess a cross-section of truckers in South Africa to des...

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Autores principales:	Lalla-Edward, Samanta Tresha, Fischer, Alex Emilio, Venter, W D Francois, Scheuermaier, Karine, Meel, Ruchika, Hankins, Catherine, Gomez, Gabriela, Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin, Draaijer, Melvin, Vos, Alinda G
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:	Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31662399 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032025

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