Bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis risk factor in Egyptian male and female battery manufacturing workers

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 245-252

  Raafat, Bassem M ^a   Hassan, Nahed S ^a   Aziz, S W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Battery workers; bone mineral density (BMD); lead poisoning; osteopenia; osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EGYPT; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84858426159     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233711410912     Document Type: Article

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