Effect of dietary calcium on blood lead concentrations in occupationally exposed and nonexposed workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 512-516

  Kristal Boneh, Estela ^a   Froom, Paul ^a,b   Yerushalmi, Noga ^a   Ashkanazi, Ruth ^b   Pardo, Asher ^b   Shine, Ralph ^b   Ribak, Joseph ^a,b  

^a Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute Israel   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Battery; Dietary calcium; Exposure; Lead; Plant workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; SMOKING;

ADULT; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0031667246     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199811)34:5<512::AID-AJIM13>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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