Occupational Diseases of Women Workers in Turkey: A Neglected Area

COŞKUN BEYAN A., LÜLECİ D., ÇIMRIN A. H.

JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES, cilt.4, sa.3, ss.243-248, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.30621/jbachs.2020.959
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.243-248
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: musculoskeletal diseases, occupational diseases, women workers, PREVALENCE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Despite many studies and reports regarding occupational diseases (OD) of women workers (WW) in Turkey the exact magnitude of OD is largely unknown. This study aims to identify and highlight the main topics regarding employment characteristics and work-related diseases of WW based on the data of OD outpatient clinic and national statistics with a broad perspective in Turkey.