Blood lead and cadmium levels in a six hospital employee population. PESA study, 2009

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  González Estecha, Montserrat ^a   Trasobares, Elena ^a   Fuentes, Manuel ^a   Martínez, María José ^b   Cano, Sara ^a   Vergara, Nuria ^b   Gaspar, María Jesús ^c   González Revaldería, Joaquín ^c   Barciela, María Carmen ^d   Bugarín, Zoila ^d   Fernández, María Dolores ^e   Badía, Pilar ^e   Pintos, Concepción ^f   González, Mónica ^f   Guillén, José Jesús ^g   Bermejo, Pilar ^d   Fernández, Cristina ^a   Arroyo, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e Unidad de Alta Resolución Hospitalaría Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla Santander   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^g General Directorate for Quality   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cigarette smoke; Environmental exposure; Lead; Menopause

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CADMIUM BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEBULIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPAIN; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CADMIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SPAIN;

EID: 79952701434     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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