Audit of respiratory health among brass workers in central Sri Lanka

D. Madegedara, D. Nandadeva, S. Ranabahu, S. Dhanasekara, H. Kumara (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Occupational respiratory diseases: from drug-induced disease to COPD induced by the uranium industry
Disease area: Airway diseases

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D. Madegedara, D. Nandadeva, S. Ranabahu, S. Dhanasekara, H. Kumara (Kandy, Sri Lanka). Audit of respiratory health among brass workers in central Sri Lanka. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 1120

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