Injury Risk Factors in a Small-Scale Gold Mining Community in Ghana’s Upper East Region
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- E. Kyeremateng-Amoah & Edith E. Clarke, 2015. "Injuries among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners in Ghana," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-11, September.
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small-scale gold mining; ASGM; injury risk; Ghana; occupational health;All these keywords.
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