Blood lead levels and γ-glutamyl transferase activity in battery factory workers in Jordan

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 941-944

  Nusier, Mohamad K ^a   El Akawi, Zeyad J ^a   Bani Hani, Ibrahim ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LEAD;

ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JORDAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; JORDAN; LEAD; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0141892065     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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