Open AccessEffects of occupational exposures on the lung functions and quality of life of garbage collectors in the urban area
Author(s) -
Madhur S Kulkarni,
Deepali P Pingale
Publication year - 2019
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/ijoem.ijoem_128_19
Subject(s) - garbage , garbage collection , statistical significance , laundry , quality of life (healthcare) , environmental health , mann–whitney u test , spirometry , data collection , psychology , gerontology , medicine , statistics , engineering , mathematics , nursing , waste management , asthma
The present study was aimed to investigate the lung functions and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of garbage collection workers of the urban cities in India.