Byssinosis and other respiratory symptoms among factory workers in Akaki textile factory, Ethiopia
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عنوان ژورنال: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1021-6790
DOI: 10.4314/ejhd.v24i2.62962