Pooled Prevalence of Byssinosis in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Logamurthy Ramasamy,
D. Vignesh,
Suthanthira Kannan
et al.
Abstract:Byssinosis is an occupational lung disease affecting textile workers exposed to cotton, jute and hemp dust. It causes symptoms like cough, breathlessness, and wheezing which is more during Mondays. Diagnosis is mainly clinical. The true burden of byssinosis in India remains unknown, and this systematic review and meta-analysis (SR-MA) aims to estimate its prevalence among textile industry workers in India. This study was registered in PROSPERO. The search spanned from January 2000 to September 2023, focusing o… Show more
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