The association between occupational lead exposure and serum cholesterol and lipoprotein levels

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1083-1087

  Kristal Boneh, Estela ^a   Coller, Doron ^a   Froom, Paul ^a,b   Harari, Gil ^a   Ribak, Joseph ^a,b  

^a Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute Israel   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0033361033     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.7.1083     Document Type: Article

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