Shoe concerns and foot problems of wearers of safety footwear.
@article{Marr1993ShoeCA,
title={Shoe concerns and foot problems of wearers of safety footwear.},
author={S. Marr and S. Quine},
journal={Occupational medicine},
year={1993},
volume={43 2},
pages={
73-7
}
}In Australia workers in many industries are required to wear safety footwear (footwear incorporating a steel toe cap). An investigation of the problems reported by 321 workers (70 per cent male) employed in a broad range of work activities and required to wear safety footwear was conducted in 1990 and 1991. Respondents were interviewed by a professionally trained podiatrist using a structured questionnaire followed by a foot examination. An extremely high percentage (91 per cent) of subjects… CONTINUE READING
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