Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Socioeconomic conditions and health hazards of brick field workers: A case study of Mymensingh brick industrial area of Bangladesh

Sajan Das
  • Sajan Das
  • Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
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Md. Shamim Quamrul Hasan
  • Md. Shamim Quamrul Hasan
  • Department of Public Health, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Rumana Akhter
  • Rumana Akhter
  • Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
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Sumaiya Huque
  • Sumaiya Huque
  • Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
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Sumana Khandaker
  • Sumana Khandaker
  • Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
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Md. Zobayer Hossain Gorapi
  • Md. Zobayer Hossain Gorapi
  • Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
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Mohammad Shahriar
  • Mohammad Shahriar
  • Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
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  •  Received: 16 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 12 May 2017
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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