Respiratory symptoms and lung function impairment in underground gold miners in Ghana
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Respiratory symptoms and lung function impairment in underground gold miners in ghana.
SUMMARY BACKGROUND This is the first study in Ghana in the Obuasi gold mines where the silica content of the respirable dust is 10%, less than in previously studied gold mines, with only 23% of the miners having ever smoked. OBJECTIVES The study was to assess the prevalence of respiratory impairment in the Ghanaian gold miner and to quantify the effects of the respirable dust on pulmonary fun...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ghana Medical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0855-0328
DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v41i2.55292