Severe lead poisoning in the plastics industry: A report of three cases

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 172-175

  Coyle, Patricia ^a,e   Kosnett, Michael J ^b,c   Hipkins, Karen ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

K X ray fluorescence; Lead; Lead stabilizers; Lead sulfate; Plastics compounding

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LEAD;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANEMIA; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; CREATININE CLEARANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATIGUE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LABORATORY TEST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATELLA; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; REVIEW; TIBIA; UREMIA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLASTICS;

EID: 13244295481     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20123     Document Type: Review

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