Open AccessA study of respiratory function among the workers engaged in ginning processes
Author(s) -
Ashis Kumar Saha,
P. B. Doctor,
L. J. Bhagia,
Prabhat K Majumdar,
Bharat Patel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.146908
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , medicine , pulmonary function testing , occupational medicine , lung function , respiratory system , physical therapy , occupational exposure , environmental health , demography , lung , paleontology , sociology , biology
Known respiratory health effects of exposure to cotton dust are mainly altered pulmonary function findings and symptom of chest tightness. A number of studies have been carried out all over the world to enumerate and evaluate the health effects of cotton dust exposed workers in different processes. However, such studies carried out in ginning industry especially in Indian context are scanty.