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Occupation exposed to road-traffic emissions and respiratory health among Congolese transit workers, particularly bus conductors, in Kinshasa: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: Road-traffic emissions (RTE) induce adverse health effects, notably respiratory symptoms and respiratory diseases, as a result of pollutants deposited into the respiratory tract. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between occupation groups of Congolese transit workers...

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Autores principales: Mbelambela, Etongola Papy, Hirota, Ryoji, Eitoku, Masamitsu, Muchanga, Sifa Marie Joelle, Kiyosawa, Hidenori, Yasumitsu-Lovell, Kahoko, Lawanga, Ontshick Leader, Suganuma, Narufumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29165103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12199-017-0608-9