Adverse haematological outcome and environmental lead poisoning

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 188-193

  Fontana, Vincenzo ^a   Baldi, Roberta ^b   Franchini, Michela ^c   Gridelli, Paola ^d   Neri, Roberto ^e   Palmieri, Franco ^e   Puntoni, Riccardo ^a   Ricco, Umberto ^b   Parodi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ASL 5   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Unit of Public Health   (Italy)

^e Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente Ligure   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse haematological effects; Blood lead level; Environmental lead pollution

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; ITALY; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1942420261     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500318     Document Type: Article

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