A follow-up comparison of blood lead levels between foreign and native workers of battery manufacturing in Taiwan

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 394, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-56

  Chuang, Hung Yi ^a,b   Cheng, Wen Chia ^b   Chen, Chiu Ying ^c   Yang, Ya Hui ^b   Sung, Fung Chang ^c   Yang, Chun Yuh ^b   Wu, Trong Neng ^c,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood lead disparity; Follow up study; Foreign labors; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; BLOOD; MANUFACTURE;

BLOOD LEAD DISPARITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDY; FOREIGN LABORS;

PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HYGIENE; INJURY; LEAD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TAIWAN; THAILAND; WORKER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BATTERY MANUFACTURING; BLOOD LEAD; BLOOD LEAD LEVEL (BLLS); ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; PREVENTION; RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS;

EID: 40249104577     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.01.032     Document Type: Article

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