Lead exposure study among workers in lead acid battery repair units of transport service enterprises, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Ahmed, Kemal ^a   Ayana, Gonfa ^b   Engidawork, Ephrem ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 58149162998     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-3-30     Document Type: Article

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