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ArticleMedecine tropicale et sante internationale2021

[Dust Exposure and Respiratory Health Effects Among Stones Crushers in Haut-Katanga Province, D.R. Congo].

L-K Ngombe, R-N Nlandu, S-N Kazadi, B-K Ilunga, S-W Okitotsho, J-B K Sakatolo, O-L Numbi, B Danuser

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Article in Medecine tropicale et sante internationale, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L-K NgombeDépartement de recherche, Institut supérieur des techniques médicales de Lubumbashi, République démocratique du Congo.
R-N NlanduDepartment of Public Health, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki, Japan.
S-N KazadiDépartement de recherche, Institut supérieur des techniques médicales de Lubumbashi, République démocratique du Congo.
B-K IlungaDépartement de santé publique, Faculté de médecine, Unité de toxicologie, Université de Kamina, République démocratique du Congo.
S-W OkitotshoDépartement de pédiatrie, Université de Lubumbashi, République démocratique du Congo.
J-B K SakatoloÉcole de santé publique, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, République démocratique du Congo.
O-L NumbiDépartement de recherche, Institut supérieur des techniques médicales de Lubumbashi, République démocratique du Congo.
B DanuserService of Occupational Medicine, Institute for Work and Health, University of Lausanne and Geneva, Epalinges-Lausanne, Switzerland.
University of Lausanne · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms and respiratory diseases and to assess respiratory function in stones crushers stones in the province of Haut Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This cross-sectional analytical study included 293 stones crushers and 295 office workers from public administrative services. A standardized respiratory health questionnaire was used, and lung function test performed with the use of peak flow-meters. PM 2.5 and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in different places of work have also been measured. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms was markedly higher in dust-exposed cement carriers than in controls. Air dust measurements showed higher mean PM 2.5 [197.5 μg/m

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Lung DiseasesOccupational ExposureVolatile Organic CompoundsCross-Sectional StudiesDemocratic Republic of the CongoDustHumansDustVolatile Organic CompoundsDemocratic Republic of CongoExpositionHaut KatangaHernikaLubumbashiRespiratory healthStone crushersStone dustStone-PitSub-Saharan AfricaWanchine

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PMID35586640
PMCPMC9022764
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