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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...
Autores principales: | Ngosa, Kingsley, Naidoo, Rajen N. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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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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