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Caracterizacion de sintomatología osteomuscular y factores asociados en trabajadores recolectores del grano de café en área del municipio de tarqui-Huila
(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2017) Romero Tellez, Jessica; Agudelo Blanco, Angela Astrid
Osteomuscular symptomatology describes a series of specific clinical manifestations that include diseases of the muscles, tendons, tendon sheaths, nerve entrapment syndromes, joint and neurovascular disorders (1). They are widely known, common and potentially disabling, they can differ in severity and evolution, and they represent a high social cost that translates into disabilities, costly treatments, repercussions on the production of the company where the worker works (2). Coffee is one of the main and oldest monocultures in the Central American region, extensive and intensive, which demands high amounts of labor. In all producing countries, collection has been characterized by a shortage of the labor force. (3).