Is lead considered as a risk factor for high blood pressure during menopause period among Saudi women?

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 208, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 341-356

  Al Saleh, Iman ^a   Shinwari, Neptune ^a   Mashhour, Abdulla ^a   El Din Mohamed, Gamal ^a   Ghosh, Mohammad Abu ^a   Shammasi, Zaki ^a   Al Nasser, Abdulaziz ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Blood lead levels; Hypertension; Menopause; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 23944451077     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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