Effects of environmental lead pollution, smoking, and smokeless tobacco (Maras powder) use on blood lead level

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 121-126

  Celik, Mustafa ^a   Ekerbicer, Hasan Cetin ^a   Ergun, Ufuk Guney ^a   Kilinc, Metin ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Driver; Maras Powder; Smokeless tobacco; Smoking

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTION; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 36048932328     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-007-0066-0     Document Type: Article

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