Tuberculosis in the mines of Zambia: A case for intervention

Zambia is among the sub-Saharan countries highly burdened with tuberculosis (TB) and has an estimated prevalence rate of 638 per 100000 population in those aged 15 years and above. The mining industry is the main contributor to the country's gross national product, although it is associated wit...

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Main Authors: Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Doris Osei-Afriyie, Connrad Mwansa, Nathan Kapata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-09-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169116306062