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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"respiratory symptoms"”.
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Respiratory Symptoms and Safety Practice Among Carpenters:The Case of Dodoma Municipal
Study aimed to assess respiratory symptoms and safety practicemong carpenters in Dodoma municipal. This studyintends to establish the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among carpenters, to assess the use of protective equipment among carpenters in the study area and finally to assess awareness of …
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Silicosis pulmonary dysfunction and respiratory symptoms in South African gold miners
… silicosis and the occupation of gold mining on respiratory symptoms, lung function and tuberculosis in a working population of black, migrant, South African gold miners. No previous study has examined a working population of these men.
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Health-related quality of life among Macassar residents with persistent lower respiratory symptoms and
… in Macassar residents with persistent lower respiratory symptoms and/or asthma (PLRS and/or asthma), six years after a sulphur stockpile fire disaster.
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Lung Defects Contribute to Respiratory Symptoms in a Mecp2-mutant Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome
… and motor skills, stereotypic hand movements, respiratory abnormalities, and seizures. Respiratory impairment causes up to 80% of premature patient death; despite this, lung pathology in RTT is understudied and respiratory symptoms are currently attributed to neuronal loss of MECP2. To study …
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Female hairdressers - Respiratory symptoms, mechanisms, and health-related quality of life and their views on the work environment
Little is known of respiratory symptoms in female hairdressers, and of the impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), nor of knowledge of their own views on preventive work. The aim of this thesis was to examine the occurrence of asthma, symptoms and mechanism of bleaching-associated …
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Respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : prevalence and risk factors in a predominantly low-income urban area of Cape Town, South Africa
… to examine the prevalence and risk factors for respiratory symptoms and COPD; to introduce and test surveillance methodologies; and to inform treatment and control measures for this disease. The Lung Health Survey 2002 sampled 3512 individuals aged ≥ 15 years from an urban population of 36,334 …
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An assessment of dust exposure levels and factors associated with the occurrence of respiratory symptoms among workers in the road construction industry in Lusaka, Zambia
… road construction industry and the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in Zambia has not been extensively conducted despite the respiratory symptoms forming the primary burden of occupational illnesses in Zambia. The absence of literature in this industry on occupational respiratory health symptoms …
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An assessment of dust exposure levels and factors associated with the occurrence of respiratory symptoms among workers in the road construction industry in Lusaka, Zambia
… road construction industry and the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in Zambia has not been extensively conducted despite the respiratory symptoms forming the primary burden of occupational illnesses in Zambia. The absence of literature in this industry on occupational respiratory health symptoms …
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Prevalence and determinants of respiratory symptoms, asthma, chronic bronchitis and allergic sensitization in Helsinki : A comparison between Finland, Sweden and Estonia : The FinEsS studies - Helsinki I
… the prevalence and risk factor profiles of respiratory symptoms, asthma and chronic bronchitis in Helsinki, and to compare these results with those for Sweden and Estonia. Other important aims were to evaluate the prevalence and determinants of type 1 sensitization in Helsinki. Materials and …
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Farming activities and respiratory health in school age children
… current farming exposures and childhood asthma, respiratory symptoms, and lung function. This thesis examined the prevalence of asthma in children living on and off farms and the risk of asthma and respiratory symptoms of children exposed to farming activities as well as the relationship between …
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Skin symptoms (allergic and non-allergic) predicting the development of allergic respiratory outcomes and asthma in bakers
… to allergens, resulting in adverse allergic respiratory outcomes including asthma in workers exposed to these agents. This appears to be reported more commonly for low molecular weight agents such as isocyanates and some cleaning agents. This study investigated whether skin symptoms, in the …
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Air pollution exposure during pregnancy among rural Ugandan women
… air pollution exposures (CO and PM 2.5) and respiratory symptoms. Boxplots were further used to compare the relationship between air pollution exposure and infant birth weight. Furthermore, logistic regression models were used to show associations between air pollution exposure levels and …
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The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers
… between exposure to pesticides and adverse respiratory health outcomes including non-specific respiratory symptoms, rhinitis and asthma. Few studies have investigated the relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes and only a limited number have explored mechanisms for …
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Changes in cannabis consumption behaviors in relation to policy and public health developments and respiratory health of emerging adults in Canada
… in cannabis use and associations with respiratory symptoms. There was a continuous and gradual increasing trend in quantity and frequency of smoking and vaping cannabis over time. Quantity and frequency of consumption was higher among males than females. Frequency of vaping only/dual …
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A respiratory health survey within a brewery in South Africa
… was to determine the prevalence of work-related respiratory symptoms and associated risk factors, within this brewery in South Africa.
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Charakterisierung und Kausalitätsanalyse von Atemwegserkrankungen bei Mitarbeitern einer Viskosespinnerei
… airway disease. An early detection system for respiratory symptoms should be implemented; procedures of risk reduction are recommended.
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Occupational respiratory health surveillance at Minara Resources, Murrin Murrin mine site
This thesis outlines the results of occupational respiratory health surveillance at Minara Resources, Murrin Murrin mine site. The research was conducted as part of a collaborative agreement between Edith Cowan University and Minara Resources, the overarching title of which was ‗Establishing best …
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Proteomics in Nasal Lavage Fluids from Persulfate Challenged Hairdressers
… have an increased risk for developing airway symptoms e.g. asthma and rhinitis. Persulfate salts, which are oxidizing agents present in bleaching powder, are considered to be important causal agents for these symptoms. The underlying mechanisms are unclear and efficient tools for risk …
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Quantifying the Risk of Beta-Blockers and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Asthma
… the prevalence of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD); risk of selective NSAIDs/COX-2 inhibitors in people with AERD; and risk of acute beta-blocker exposure in people with asthma. Electronic primary care data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) was used to …
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Asthma in West Sweden - a translational study from epidemiology to proteomics
… the island of Hisingen, the prevalence of most respiratory symptoms had decreased, while there was a small increase in asthma prevalence and a significant increase in allergic rhinitis. As an epidemiological proxy to severe asthma, multi-symptom asthma (MSA) was defined from responses to the …
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