Study of lead exposure from automobile exhaust as a risk for nephrotoxicity among traffic policemen

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 274-279

  Mortada, W I ^a   Sobh, M A ^a   El Defrawy, M M ^b   Farahat, S E ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Automobile exhaust; Lead; Nephrotoxicity; Occupational exposure; Traffic policemen

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LEAD; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ARTICLE; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN URINE LEVEL; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HAIR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; NAIL; NEPHROTOXICITY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RISK FACTOR; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EGYPT; HAIR; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; RISK FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0034880245     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000046261     Document Type: Article

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