The burden of silicosis, pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD among former Basotho goldminers

Incidence of tuberculosis and HIV and pr

Incidence of tuberculosis and HIV and progression of silicosis and lung function impairment among former basotho gold miners

✍ Harriet H. Park; Brendan V. Girdler-Brown; Gavin J. Churchyard; Neil W. White; R 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 121 KB

## Abstract ## Background Pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV incidence, mortality, and the progression of silicosis and lung function impairment are described over a 1‐year period in migrant ex‐gold miners from Lesotho. ## Methods Seven hundred seventy‐nine Basotho miners were followed for 1 year st