Relation of Indoor Storage of Dried Tobacco Leaves to Reporting of Respiratory Symptoms: Case of Tobacco Farms Household
Earlier studies associated the chronic exposure to the dust of tobacco leaves with increased occurrence of allergies, skin rashes, rhinitis, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and various respiratory disorders in tobacco farmers and processors. We aimed to investigate if oriental tobacco farm households who store dried tobacco leaves inside their house are more likely to experience and report respiratory and allergic episodes or illnesses than households storing dried tobacco leaves outside the house
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