Exposure to lead of boatyard workers in southern Thailand

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 345-352

  Thanapop, Chamnong ^a   Geater, Alan F ^a   Robson, Mark G ^b   Phakthongsuk, Pitchaya ^a   Viroonudomphol, Duangkamol ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Airborne lead; Blood lead level; Boatyard worker; Thailand

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LEAD OXIDE; OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; BUILDING MATERIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDUSTRY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SHIP; STATISTICAL MODEL; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INDUSTRY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SHIPS; THAILAND;

EID: 37549005571     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.345     Document Type: Article

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