Alteration in Leukocyte Subsets and Expressions of FcγR and Complement Receptors among Female Ragpickers in Eastern India

Background: There are a million ragpickers in India who gather and trade recyclable municipal solid wastes materials for a living. The objective of this study was to examine whether their occupation adversely affects their immunity. Methods: Seventy-four women ragpickers (median age, 30 years) and 6...

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Main Authors: Nandan K. Mondal, Shabana Siddique, Madhuchanda Banerjee, Sanghita Roychoudhury, Sayali Mukherjee, Mark S. Slaughter, Twisha Lahiri, Manas R. Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Safety and Health at Work
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791116302943