The relation between occupational exposure to lead and blood pressure among employed normotensive men

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 490-494

  Taheri, Ladan ^a   Sadeghi, Masoumeh ^b   Sanei, Hamid ^a   Rabiei, Katayoun ^c   Arabzadeh, Somayeh ^a   Golshahi, Jafar ^a   Afshar, Hamid ^d   Sarrafzadegan, Nizal ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Lead; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84904640025     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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