The effects of air pollution on the lipid balance of traffic police personnel

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 287-290

  Tomao, Enrico ^a   Tiziana, Paola Baccolo ^a   Rosati, Valeria ^a   Marcellini, Laura ^a   Tomei, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Lipid metabolism; Trafic policeman; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXHAUST GAS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036765611     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2002.287     Document Type: Article

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