Causes of death among lead smelters in relation to the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase polymorphism

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 414-416

  Cocco, Pierluigi ^a   Fadda, Domenica ^a   Atzeri, Sergio ^a   Avataneo, Giuseppe ^a   Meloni, Michele ^a   Flore, Costantino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEAD; MALE; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 34249866189     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.028779     Document Type: Article

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