… study was to evaluate and analyze exposure and respiratory illness among granite workers.
… In addition, they show the need to improve both silica exposure control in granite workers …

… Still, the initiation and perpetuation of the inflammatory joint disease may be influenced
by the high prevalence of autoantibodies (rheumatic factor, antinuclear antibodies, etc) observed …

… workers are employed in the fabrication of granite countertops in the United States. This is
probably a conservative estimate. Because the enumeration methods used in this study relied …

… Aliyu and Shehu (2007) carried out a study in Northern Nigeria, found that the prevalence
of injuries was 68.9%. This high prevalence concerning the current study might be due to lack …

… Constipation has multitude of causes with higher prevalence among females, older age
group, low education and economic group. Therefore, it is not surprising that they represent one …

… most comprehensive mortality assessment of Vermont granite workers conducted to date. …
granite industry has been closely scrutinised since the 1920s, when a high prevalence of …

… workers and miners have revealed the high prevalence of … work environment drives the
workers to use tobacco.The findings of the present study can be attributed to the high prevalence …

… suffered by nearby residents and quarry workers. It also assessed the … The data collected
from hospital records of quarry workers … Results of the study showed that the highest mean SPM …

… Consequently, the clinical examinations revealed a high prevalence of dental caries (mean …
of industrial workers (15, 16), our investigation showed that granite workers had rather poor …

… -81, the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis on 31 December 1981, and the prevalence of …
at the end of 1981 were significantly higher among the granite workers than in the general male …