Development and validation of a scale to assess cotton dust related knowledge, attitude and practices among textile workers: The Multi-Tex Scale

N. Shaukat (Karachi, Pakistan), A. Nafees (Karachi, Pakistan), Z. Fatmi (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Environment, work and respiratory health in occupational and environmental lung diseases
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