Sweepers lung disease in Pakistan - Video abstract: 40468
ideo abstract of original research paper "Sweeper's lung disease: a cross-sectional study of an overlooked illness among sweepers of Pakistan" published in the open access International Journal of COPD by Shaikh Khurshid Anwar, Naeem Mehmood, Nasir Naseem et al.
Background: Sweepers are prone to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease even without tobacco smoking.
Conclusion: Occupational exposure to dust leads to an obstructive pattern among sweepers. Spirometry is the simplest, noninvasive technique to detect preclinical disease.
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