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The present paper shows the effect of high information technology in different working sections with their different occupational problems. All data of present study was selected from teaching and non-teaching sections where computer work is mandatory to complete their work. All samples have been selected from different areas of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Personal interaction in survey method was applied for present study. Questionnaire tool was also used for the present study. The males sampled for the current study were in the age group 30–50 years. Total 289 samples were selected, and out of that 237 were detected with occupational health discomfort and the rest were normal. The present study shows that sedentary lifestyle and work involving documentation results in high incidence of back pain with high rate of blood pressure. Central obesity was common in maximum number of samples because of lack of physical work.
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Tiwari, S.U., Tiwari, R. (2018). Impact of Information Technology and Sedentary Lifestyle on Occupational Health. In: Siddiqui, N., Tauseef, S., Bansal, K. (eds) Advances in Health and Environment Safety. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7122-5_37
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