Silico-pneumoconiosis in workers of the factory of paved stone and construction in Binh Dinh Province
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Bich Lien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Silico-pneumoconiosis
- MeSH:
Pneumoconiosis;
manpower;
Occupational Diseases
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;442(2):20-22
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studying on clinical symptoms and respiratory function of 83 workers above 5 years professional age (86% male and 14% female) showed that there are predominantly 2 functional symptoms: chest pain and dipnoea, then sputum, cough and hemoptisis, two physical symptoms of deformity of the chest, vesicular murmur, were of higher rate. The incidence of respiratory total dysfunction accounts for 38.6% in workers. The incidence of silico-pneumoconiosis is 9.6%, mild form is common in most of workers
