Blood lead levels of the battery and exhaust workers and their pulmonary function tests

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 568-572

  Bagci, Cahit ^a   Bozkurt, A I ^a   Cakmak, E A ^a   Can, S ^a   Cengiz, B ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Battery workers; Blood lead level; Exhaust workers; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INHALATION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; WORKER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LEAD; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 3242889599     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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