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Acute health problems reported by workers engaged in the clean-up of the Prestige oil-spill. Number of subjects in the sample and estimated percentage in the population. |
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| Paid workers (N = 265) |
Volunteers (N = 266) |
Seamen (N = 133) |
Bird cleaners (N = 135) |
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n |
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| Injuries |
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| Lesions |
23 |
8.7 |
9 |
3.2 |
10 |
7.6 |
31 |
19.2 |
<0.001 |
| Lower back pain |
17 |
6.1 |
16 |
5.6 |
12 |
9.1 |
5 |
3.1 |
0.281 |
| Toxicological symptoms |
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| Headaches |
40 |
15.8 |
17 |
5.7 |
38 |
28.4 |
8 |
5.0 |
<0.001 |
| Itchy eyes |
17 |
7.1 |
11 |
4.6 |
12 |
9.1 |
6 |
4.0 |
0.295 |
| Nausea/vomiting/dizziness |
38 |
15.4 |
24 |
9.5 |
21 |
15.4 |
16 |
11.2 |
0.169 |
| Throat and respiratory tract problems |
30 |
12.4 |
18 |
5.6 |
40 |
30.4 |
12 |
8.0 |
<0.001 |
Carrasco et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-1 |
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