Blood lead and erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels in association with smoking and personal hygienic behaviour among lead exposed workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 300-303

  Karita, K ^a   Nakao, M ^a   Ohwaki, K ^a   Yamanouchi, Y ^a   Nishikitani, M ^a   Nomura, K ^a   Sato, M ^a   Yano, E ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE PROTOPORPHYRIN; LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FACE MASK; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTES; FACE; HANDWASHING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTOPORPHYRINS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 17944376144     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.019513     Document Type: Article

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