Assessment of respiratory symptoms and lung function among textile workers at Kano Textile Mills, Kano, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 373-379

  Nagoda, M ^a   Okpapi, J U ^b   Babashani, M ^a  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Lung functions; Respiratory symptoms; Textile workers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUST; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SPIROMETRY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SPIROMETRY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871664009     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.104505     Document Type: Article

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