Cadmium-induced renal tubular dysfunction in a group of welders

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 277-279

  Ding, X ^a   Zhang, Q ^b   Wei, H ^a   Zhang, Z ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Proteinuria; Renal tubular dysfunction; Welding

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957825794     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr034     Document Type: Article

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