Respiratory symptoms and illnesses among brick kiln workers: a cross sectional study from rural districts of Pakistan

BACKGROUND: Occupational risk factors are one of the major causes of respiratory illnesses and symptoms, and account for 13% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 11% of asthma worldwide. Majority of brick kilns in Pakistan use wood and coal for baking the bricks which makes the brick kiln wo...

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Autores principales: Shaikh, Shiraz, Nafees, Asaad Ahmed, Khetpal, Vikash, Jamali, Abid Ali, Arain, Abdul Manan, Yousuf, Akram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23164428
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-999

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23164428
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-999

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