The effect of cement dust exposure on haematological and liver function parameters of cement factory workers in Sokoto, Nigeria
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The effect of cement dust exposure on haematological and liver function parameters of cement factory workers in Sokoto, Nigeria.
This study measured haematological and liver function parameters in workers occupationally exposed to cement dust in order to test the hypothesis that cement dust exposure may perturb these functions. Assessment of haematological parameters and liver function were performed in 23 workers occupationally exposed to cement dust (mean years of exposure 9.6+/- 1.5 years) and 46 matched unexposed con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0794-859X
DOI: 10.4314/njps.v23i1-2.54945