Hepatorenal dysfunctions in lead pollution

Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-80

  Goswami, K ^a   Gachhui, R ^b   Bandopadhyay, A ^a  

^a VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Health hazards; Lead toxicity; Liver functions; Renal functions

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LEAD; SERUM ALBUMIN; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; LEAD; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SERUM ALBUMIN; UREA;

EID: 22144485954     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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