Association between blood levels of lead, blood pressure and risk of diabetes and heart disease in workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 375-378

  Bener, A ^a   Obineche, E ^a   Gillett, M ^a   Pasha, M A H ^a   Bishawi, B ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Diabetes; Exposed; Heart disease; Hypertension; UAE; Unexposed

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEAD; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GENDER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TOXICITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0034917584     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200100231     Document Type: Article

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