Blood lead level among fuel station workers

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 208-211

  Al Rudainy, Laith Abdulmajeed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; WORKER;

EID: 84888038717     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2010.58     Document Type: Article

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