dc.creatorYohannessen, Karla
dc.creatorPinto-Galleguillos, Daniela
dc.creatorParra-Giordano, Denisse
dc.creatorAgost, Amaranta
dc.creatorValdés, Macarena
dc.creatorSmith, Lauren M.
dc.creatorGalen, Katherine
dc.creatorArain, Aubrey
dc.creatorRojas, Felipe
dc.creatorNeitzel, Richard L.
dc.creatorRuiz Rudolph, Pablo
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T12:23:48Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T12:23:48Z
dc.date.created2019-10-15T12:23:48Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifierInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volumen 16, Issue 3, 2019,
dc.identifier16604601
dc.identifier16617827
dc.identifier10.3390/ijerph16030386
dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/171619
dc.description.abstractLittle research has been done to evaluate the occupational health of electronic waste (e-waste) recycling workers in Latin America. The objective of this study was to complete comprehensive health evaluations on e-waste recycling workers in Chile and to compare those that work in informal (i.e., independent) to those that work in formal (i.e., established company) settings. A cross-sectional study in the summer of 2017 recruited 78 informal recycling workers from two cities and 15 formal e-waste recycling workers from a single recycling facility to assess exposures and health outcomes. Participants completed a health questionnaire and underwent a full health assessment. Herein, only health questionnaire data are reported. Participants were primarily male, middle-aged, married with children, and had worked in e-waste recycling for an average of 12 years. Participants generally reported good health status, and their prevalence of c
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Chile
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.subjectElectronic waste recycling
dc.subjectInjuries
dc.subjectOccupational health
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectStress
dc.titleHealth assessment of electronic waste workers in chile: Participant characterization
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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