Cross-sectional analysis of blood lead level of entire Korean lead workers

Industrial Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 318-327

  Kim, Kyeong Ran ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^b   Paik, Nam Won ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^c School of Public Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Industry classification; Korean; Lead worker

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KOREA; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LEAD; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 33646703080     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.44.318     Document Type: Article

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