Occupational exposure to urban pollutants and plasma insulin

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 416-420

  De Sio, Simone ^a   Rosati, Maria V ^a   Cherubini, Emiliana ^a   Ciarrocca, Manuela ^a   Baccolo, Tiziana P ^a   Grimaldi, Franca ^a   Caciari, Tiziana ^a   Tomao, Enrico ^b   Tomei, Francesco ^a  

^a Italian Air Force ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PAINT; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ITALY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; ROME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 17844394144     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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