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Variables (Factors) Influencing Health
Variables (Factors) Influencing Health
INFLUENCING HEALTH
VARIABLES
Physical agents:
Radiation, UV rays, contact with hot and cold substances can
also lead to various occupational diseases like heat stroke,
decompression syndrome, skin cancers, Raynaud’s phenomena
Chemical agents.
Inhalation of airborne chemical agents like lead, asbestos, carbon
monoxide results in rapid absorption, especially if the chemical is
inhaled into the lungs.
Eg: Asbestosis, skin cancers, depression, bone marrow suppression
Age
Lifestyle