Lead exposure, urinary δ-aminolevulinic acid concentrations and haematological parameters of road sweepers working in congested areas of Bangkok

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-114

  Horsawad, Vicha ^a   Pongpaew, Praneet ^b   Tungtrongchitr, Rungsunn ^b   Phonrat, Benjaluck ^b   Vudhivai, Niyomsri ^b   Chanjanakitskul, Somchai ^c   Himman Ngnan, Thongbai ^c   Supanaranond, Wichai ^b   Chantachum, Yupa ^b   Schelp, Frank Peter ^d  

^a Section of Laboratory Service   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

aminolevulnic acid; Haematological parameters; Lead; Road sweepers; Urinary

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE; THAILAND; TRAFFIC; URINE LEVEL;

PEMPHERIDIDAE;

EID: 0033000617     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13590849961708     Document Type: Article

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