Ventilatory function among workers in a manually operated coal mine in a developing country

S. Mamuya, M. Bråtveit, Y. Mashalla, B. Moen (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic Of; Bergen, Norway)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Environmental and clinical aspects of COPD
Session: Environmental and clinical aspects of COPD
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 1913
Disease area: Airway diseases

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