Health-Related Quality of Life among Artisanal Fisherwomen/Shellfish Gatherers: Lower than the General Population

Health-Related Quality of Life among Artisanal Fisherwomen/Shellfish Gatherers: Lower than the General Population

Quality of life is an indicator of how well one perceives that he/she is functioning physically and mentally. The aim of this paper is to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers from the Saubara municipality in Bahia, Brazil in comparison to...

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Main Authors: Juliana dos Santos Müller, Ila Rocha Falcão, Maria Carolina Barreto Moreira Couto, Wendel da Silva Viana, Ivone Batista Alves, Denise Nunes Viola, Courtney Georgette Woods, Rita Franco Rêgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
artisanal fisherwomen
SF-36
small-scale fishermen
chronic diseases
musculoskeletal disorders
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/5/466

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