Liver and kidney function tests amongst paint factory workers in Nkpor, Nigeria

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-165

  Orisakwe, O E ^a   Nwachukwu, E ^a   Osadolor, H B ^b   Afonne, O J ^a   Okocha, C E ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

factory workers; heavy metals; Nigeria; organ damage; paint

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CADMIUM; LEAD; NICKEL; UREA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT INDUSTRY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 36549082004     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233707081908     Document Type: Article

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