The risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in underground copper miners in Zambia exposed to respirable silica: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among underground miners exposed to silica remains a global problem. Although well described in gold and coal mining, risk in other mining entities are not as well documented. This study aims to determine dust-related dose response risk for PTB among undergro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ngosa, Kingsley, Naidoo, Rajen N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27552992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3547-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27552992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3547-2

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