Dyslipidemia in industrial workers in hot environments

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-17

  Vangelova, Katia ^a   Deyanov, Christo ^a   Ivanova, Michaela ^a  

^a National Center of Public Health Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Lipid profile; Long term effects; Occupational exposure; Overheat

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33646449410     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.b0049     Document Type: Article

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