Occupational exposure to unburnt tobacco and potential risk of toxic optic neuropathy: A cross-sectional study among beedi rollers in selected rural areas of coastal Karnataka, India

BACKGROUND: Beedi also known as poor man’s cigarette is manufactured in almost all major states of India. Beedi workers are exposed to various health risks. There is an increased risk of systemic absorption of tobacco through skin and mucous membrane. The optic nerve is susceptible to damage from se...

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Autores principales: Kaup, Soujanya, Naseer, Ansaba, Shivalli, Siddharudha, Arunachalam, Cynthia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29149211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188378

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29149211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188378

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