Association between acute lead exposure from indoor firing ranges and iron metabolism

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 292-295

  Vivante, Asaf ^a,b   Hirshoren, Nir ^a   Shochat, Tzippora ^a   Merkel, Drorit ^a,b  

^a Israel Defense Force ^*  (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Indoor firing range; Iron; Lead poisoning; Sport anemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; GUNPOWDER; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; LEAD; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2; PROTOPORPHYRIN; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEPLETION; IRON METABOLISM; ISRAEL; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SOLDIER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FERRITINS; FIREARMS; HUMANS; IRON; ISRAEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 43249100092     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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