Abstract

ROBAINA AGUIRRE, Cristina; LEON PALENZUELA, Ibia Maria  and  SEVILLA MARTINEZ, Déborah. Epidemiología de los trastornos osteomioarticulares en el ambiente laboral. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2000, vol.16, n.6, pp. 531-539. ISSN 1561-3038.

An epidemiological study was conducted at "René Arcay" cement factory, in Mariel, aimed at knowing the behaviour of working disability due to pathologies of the osteomyoarticular system (OMAS) in 1997, when the factory had 743 workers, 596 males and 147 females. Of the total of workers, 8l had some OMAS pathology, which represented a rate of 10,9 x 100 workers. The highest rate was that of females. Of all the OMAS disorders, low back pain occupied the first place. Different variables of person and age were analyzed. The most significant variable was the history of OMAS episodes previous to the diagnosis

Keywords : MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES [epidmiology]; LOW BACK PAIN [epidemiology]; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES [epidemiology]; RISK FACTORS; FAMILY PRACTICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

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