title: Prevalence of byssinosis in textile mills at Ahmedabad, India.
abstract: In an epidemiological study carried out in three textile mills at Ahmedabad, India, 929 workers were examined from the spinning departments. The mean prevalence of byssinosis in the blow section was 29.62%, whereas in the card section it was 37.83%. The concentrations of cotton dust (dust less fly) were high in the blow and card sections (4.00 mg/m3 in the blow and 3.06 mg/m3 in the card section). This study suggests that the prevalence of byssinosis is not low in the textile mills of India as reported in many earlier Indian studies.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bhagia
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kashyap
mesh_terms: D002095:Byssinosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013783:Textile Industry