Distribution of conduction velocity in the ulnar nerve among lead exposed workers;Rozkład prȩdkości przewodzenia we włó knach nerwu łokciowego u osób zawodowo narażonych na działanie ołowiu

Medycyna Pracy

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-146

  Bilińska, Małgorzata ^a,b   Antonowicz Juchniewicz, Jolanta ^a   Koszewicz, Magdalena ^a   Kaczmarek Wdowiak, Beata ^a   Kreczyńska, Bogusława ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity distribution; Free erythrocyte protoporhirin; Occupational exposure; Whole blood Pb concentration

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERONEUS NERVE; SURAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; WORKER; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 21544481145     PISSN: 04655893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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