Recent trends in occupational and environmental lead exposure;Evolozione dell'esposizione a piombo negli ambienti di lavoro e di vita

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 121-129

  Apostoli, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Blood lead; Environmental exposure; Lead; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; ITALY; LEAD POISONING; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS SCREENING; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ITALY; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0031602907     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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