Subclinical lead neuropathy;Subkliniczna neuropatia ołowicza

Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski

Volumn 17, Issue 99, 2004, Pages 244-247

  Bilíńska, Małgorzata ^a   Brzezowska, Dorota ^a   Koszewicz, Magdalena ^a   Antonowicz Juchniewicz, Jolanta ^a   Modrzycka, Teresa ^b  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Klnicznej AM   (Poland)

Author keywords

Conduction studies; EMG; Free erythrocyte protoporphyrins (FEP); Lead; Skin sympathetic response (SSR)

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE PROTOPORPHYRIN; LEAD;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERONEUS NERVE; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SURAL NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 5444250660     PISSN: 14269686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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