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Year : 2006 | Volume
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Peak expiratory flow rate of children working in lock factories.
S Singhal, A Singhal, PN Singh, DK Agarwal, R Gulati
Dept. of Physiology, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh
Correspondence Address:
S Singhal Dept. of Physiology, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 17193763 
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Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) of 106 children working in different units of lock factory was measured and compared with age and sex matched control group of same socio-economic status children. All the children worked for about ten hours per day. It was observed that there was a significant decrease in PEFR of children working in the different units of lock factories i.e. Hand press, Polishing, Lock fitting, Lock packing units as compared to control group (P>0.001). The reduction percentage of PEFR was maximum in children working in polishing unit (25.48%). |
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