Trend of occupational lung disease in Viet Nam
- Author:
Tu Thi Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
occupational lung disease
- MeSH:
Occupational Diseases;
Silicosis
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
1998;8(3):65-70
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Occupational lung disease (silicosis) in Viet Nam occupied the highest rate among occupational diseases and have an increasingly trend in a near future. The most important branches are coal mines, heavy industry, rock exploitation, construction, etc. Studies on prevalence and estimating the number of cases are important to set - up the prevention strategies for control and elimination of silicosis in Viet Nam.
