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Injury Risk Factors in a Small-Scale Gold Mining Community in Ghana’s Upper East Region

Occupational injury is one of many health concerns related to small-scale gold mining (ASGM), but few data exist on the subject, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2011 and 2013, we examined accidents, injuries, and potential risk factors in a Ghanaian ASGM community. In 2011, 173 participants wer...

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Autores principales:	Long, Rachel N., Sun, Kan, Neitzel, Richard L.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2015
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555245/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26213958 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120808744

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