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Prevalence and determinants of asthma in adult male leather tannery workers in Karachi, Pakistan

A cross sectional study

Bibliographic Data

ID15380583
AuthorsKhuram Shahzad (0000-0002-6434-3198), Khurram Shahzad (0000-0003-2354-3131, Family Health International 360, corresponding author), Saeed Akhtar (0000-0002-1261-788X, Aga Khan University), Sadia Mahmud (Aga Khan University)
Year2006
Volume6
Issue1
Pages292-292
Publication date2006-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-6-292
PMID17144930
PMCIDPMC1698921
OpenAlexW2128259102
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited33

Prevalence of asthma in leather tannery workers appears to be high and is associated with educational status, ethnicity, smoking, glove use, perceived to have allergy and duration of work

Asthma · Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Population · Asthma and respiratory diseases · Contact Dermatitis and Allergies · Demography · Medicine · Occupational exposure and asthma · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine

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Citations per year0.21
Citation span2012 - 2022 (11)
Highly citedNo

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