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Determinants of chronic respiratory symptoms among pharmaceutical factory workers in addis ababa ethiopia
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Public health endeavors to prevent the burden of chronic respiratory symptoms among pharmaceutical factory workers should target the reduction of adverse workplace exposures and discouragement of smoking.Abstract:
A research thesis submitted to school of graduate studies of Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and Biostatisticsread more
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