Occupational and lifestyle determinants of blood lead levels among men in Madras, India

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-4

  Potula, Vijayalakshmi ^b,c   Hu, Howard ^a,d,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c Forensic Sciences Department Tamil Nadu   (India)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Automobiles; Diet; India (Madras); Lead; Lifestyle; Occupational exposure; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001833913     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1996.2.1.1     Document Type: Article

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