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Implementation and Cost Analysis of a Novel Silicosis Case-Finding Program For Mine Workers in Rural Rwanda

Robert Tumusime, Michael S. Miller, Anne Niyigena, Symaque Dusabeyezu, Pierrot Uwitonze, Emmanuel Harerimana, Grace Umugiraneza, Wellars Dusingizimana, Samuel Hatfield, Stella Savarimuthu, Juliana Lawrence, Pacifique Hagenimana, Jean Marie Vianney Ngenzi, Aristarque Murara, Phoebe Mwiseneza, Paul Sonenthal, Vincent K. Cubaka, Fredrick Kateera and Innocent Kamali
Global Health: Science and Practice April 2024, 12(2):e2300290; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00290

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vol. 12 no. 2 e2300290
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00290
PubMed 
38485283
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Global Health: Science and Practice
Online ISSN 
2169-575X
History 
  • Received: September 8, 2023
  • Accepted: February 27, 2024
  • Published online April 29, 2024.

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  1. Robert Tumusimea,*,
  2. Michael S. Millerb,*⇑,
  3. Anne Niyigenaa,
  4. Symaque Dusabeyezua,
  5. Pierrot Uwitonzea,
  6. Emmanuel Harerimanaa,
  7. Grace Umugiranezaa,
  8. Wellars Dusingizimanac,d,
  9. Samuel Hatfielde,
  10. Stella Savarimuthuf,
  11. Juliana Lawrenceb,
  12. Pacifique Hagenimanaa,
  13. Jean Marie Vianney Ngenzig,
  14. Aristarque Murarag,
  15. Phoebe Mwisenezac,d,
  16. Paul Sonenthalh,i,j,
  17. Vincent K. Cubakaa,
  18. Fredrick Kateeraa,
  19. Innocent Kamalia
  1. aPartners In Health-Rwanda/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda.
  2. bDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  3. cMinistry of Health of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
  4. dRwinkwavu District Hospital, Kayonza, Rwanda.
  5. eDepartment of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  6. fDepartment of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA.
  7. gWolfram Mining and Processing Ltd, Kigali, Rwanda.
  8. hDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  9. iHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  10. jPartners In Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  1. Correspondence to Michael Sachs Miller (mmiller2493{at}gmail.com).

  1. ↵* Co-first authors.

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Implementation and Cost Analysis of a Novel Silicosis Case-Finding Program For Mine Workers in Rural Rwanda
Robert Tumusime, Michael S. Miller, Anne Niyigena, Symaque Dusabeyezu, Pierrot Uwitonze, Emmanuel Harerimana, Grace Umugiraneza, Wellars Dusingizimana, Samuel Hatfield, Stella Savarimuthu, Juliana Lawrence, Pacifique Hagenimana, Jean Marie Vianney Ngenzi, Aristarque Murara, Phoebe Mwiseneza, Paul Sonenthal, Vincent K. Cubaka, Fredrick Kateera, Innocent Kamali
Global Health: Science and Practice Apr 2024, 12 (2) e2300290; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00290
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