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Occupational Respiratory Diseases of Miners from Two Gold Mines in Ghana

Objective: This study investigated respiratory disorders among gold miners in Ghana, a sub-Saharan African country. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory design that employed quantitative methods was conducted among 1001 male workers from the Obuasi and Tarkwa mines from December 2015...

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Autores principales:	Ayaaba, Esther, Li, Yan, Yuan, Jiali, Ni, Chunhui
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2017
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28327542 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030337

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