The risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in underground copper miners in Zambia exposed to respirable silica
A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15376161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kingsley Ngosa (corresponding author), Rajen N Naidoo (0000-0002-2318-4004, University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 855-855 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-3547-2 |
| PMID | 27552992 |
| OpenAlex | W2515014806 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 28 |
Our results demonstrate the association of increased risk for certified active TB with cumulative respirable dust in a dose related manner among this sample of copper miners. There is need to intensify dust control measures and incorporate anti-smoking interventions into TB prevention and control programmes in the mines
Confounding · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Silicosis · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research · Medicine · Occupational and environmental lung diseases · Occupational exposure and asthma · Internal Medicine
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |