In vivo analysis of cadmium in battery workers versus measurements of blood, urine, and workplace air

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 424-431

  Borjesson J ^a,e   Bellander, T ^b,c   Jarup L ^d   Elinder, C G ^b   Mattsson, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^d Box 1186 ^*  (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Kidney; Liver

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CADMIUM POISONING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CORTEX; LIVER LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

EID: 0030747368     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.6.424     Document Type: Article

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