Prevalence and risk factors for the development of COPD among workers in stone quarries: a cross-sectional study
The prevalence of COPD is significantly high among stone quarry workers, underscoring the necessity for implementing effective preventive measures to mitigate the impact of occupational lung diseases.
Authors
- Guljar Hossain
- Sadia Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7932-3804)
- Atonu Das
- Mohammad Romel Bhuia
- Md Asaduzzaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-0594)
- Ariful Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9210-3351)
- Abu Kamran Rahul
- Khasruzzaman Rony
- Enayet Hossain
- Sadequr Rahman
Institutions
- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (BD)
- BRAC (BD)
- Bangladesh Medical University (BD)
- Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College (BD)
- North East University (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03542-y
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00