Assessment of respiratory status among workers exposed to cotton dust at Arba Minch Textile Factory, Southern Ethiopia, 2017
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Cotton Dust Exposure and Respiratory Disorders among Textile Workers at a Textile Company in the Southern Part of Benin
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2006-9723
DOI: 10.5897/ijmms2017.1327