The prevalence of occupational asthma and rhinitis among woodworkers in south-eastern Nigeria
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The prevalence of occupational asthma and rhinitis among woodworkers in south-eastern Nigeria.
Wood dusts are known to cause respiratory disorders like rhinitis and asthma. This study was therefore done to determine the magnitude of the problem among woodworkers in south-eastern Nigeria exposed to high level of wood dust. Five hundred and ninety one woodworkers were selected using a stratified random sampling. The prevalence of woodwork-related rhinitis and asthma were then observed in t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tanzania Journal of Health Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0856-6496
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v9i1.14293