Acute decrease in HDL cholesterol associated with exposure to welding fumes

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-21

  Rice, Mary Berlik ^a   Cavallari, Jenn ^b   Fang, Shona ^b   Christiani, David ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REPEAT PROCEDURE; WELDING; WELDING FUME;

EID: 78751641208     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182028d20     Document Type: Article

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