Chronic respiratory disease among the elderly in South Africa: any association with proximity to mine dumps?
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- 作者：Vusumuzi Nkosi ; Janine Wichmann ; Kuku Voyi
- 关键词：Mine dumps ; Chronic respiratory diseases ; Elderly ; South Africa
- 刊名：Environmental Health
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：14
- 期：1
- 全文大小：792 KB
- 刊物主题：Environmental Health; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Public Health;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1476-069X
文摘
Background There is increasing evidence that environmental factors such as air pollution from mine dumps, increase the risk of chronic respiratory symptoms and diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between proximity to mine dumps and prevalence of chronic respiratory disease in people aged 55 years and older.