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Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana—Part 1: Human Health Review

This report is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities surrounding ASGM, an IA framework was utilized to analyze economic, social, health, and envi...

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Autores principales:	Basu, Niladri, Clarke, Edith, Green, Allyson, Calys-Tagoe, Benedict, Chan, Laurie, Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, Fobil, Julius, Long, Rachel N., Neitzel, Richard L., Obiri, Samuel, Odei, Eric, Ovadje, Lauretta, Quansah, Reginald, Rajaee, Mozhgon, Wilson, Mark L.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2015
Materias:	Review
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454960/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25985314 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120505143

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