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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...
Autores principales: | Shaikh, Shiraz, Nafees, Asaad Ahmed, Khetpal, Vikash, Jamali, Abid Ali, Arain, Abdul Manan, Yousuf, Akram |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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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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