Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms among Wheat Flour Mill Workers in Ibadan, Nigeria

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-259

  Ijadunola, K T ^a   Erhabor, G E ^a   Onayade, A A ^a   Ijadunola, M Y ^b   Fatusi, A O ^a   Asuzu, M C ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Unit of General Practice   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Respiratory symptoms; Wheat flour mill workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; WHEAT; WORKER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEST PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXANTHEMA; EYE DISEASES; FLOUR; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RHINITIS; SPUTUM; TRITICUM;

EID: 1542515014     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10344     Document Type: Article

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