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Blood lead determinants and the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in firearm users in Mexico [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2016 Objectives: To identify blood lead predictors and the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in firearm users of public security in Mexico. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 65 males.
Guadalupe Aguilar Madrid +6 more
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What's in Your Soil? A Citywide Investigation of the Importance of Soil Lead for Predicting Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Chicago [PDF]
GeoHealthLead exposure remains a persistent environmental health threat. Soil contamination is recognized as an overlooked yet critical reservoir of childhood lead exposure due to a legacy of historical lead use in gasoline, paint, and industry.
Rome Thorstenson +2 more
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The Relation Between Blood Lead Levels and Osteoporosis in Turkish Women
Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2004 Lead is a toxic heavy element which is to 90% deposited in bone until the 6th decade and is given to the blood with pregnancy, lactation and physiologic osteoporosis.
Nurver Turfaner Ertürk +6 more
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IN VITRO EFFECTS OF LEAD OXIDE ON THE HUMAN ERYTHROCYTE [PDF]
, 2012 Lead has no biological function; however, low, and particularly, high levels of exposure have a number of negative consequess for human healt. Despite the number of reports about lead tocicity, very little information has been obtained regarding its ...
Yıldırım, Alperen Kutay
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2019 OBJECTIVES: Higher than contemporary exposure levels and advanced age of study participants have limited the interpretation of previous studies relating neurocognitive function to lead exposure.
Cai-Guo Yu +9 more
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Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, 2020 Manufacture of lead-containing products has long been associated with various health risks. To get an insight into the related genotoxic risks, we conducted a biomonitoring study in 50 exposed workers and 48 matched controls using a battery of endpoints ...
Kašuba Vilena +7 more
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Blood lead levels and lung cancer mortality: An updated analysis of NHANES II and III
Cancer Medicine, 2021 Previous analyses within the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) II and III cycles suggested an association between blood lead levels (BLLs) and lung cancer mortality, although the evidence was limited by small case numbers.
Jongeun Rhee +2 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Background and aimsGrowing studies have focused on the effect of lead exposure on human circulatory system, while the relationship between lead exposure and subclinical myocardial injury (SC-MI) is still poorly known. Therefore, this study was to explore
Zhenwei Wang +4 more
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Adverse effects of maternal lead levels on birth outcomes in the ALSPAC study:a prospective birth cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 Objective To study the associations of prenatal blood lead levels (B-Pb) with pregnancy outcomes in a large cohort of mother–child pairs in the UK.Design Prospective birth cohort study.Setting Avon area of Bristol, UK.Population Pregnant women enrolled ...
Taylor, Caroline M +5 more
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Blood Lead Level among school children in an Industrial city of Nepal
Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2017 Background: Widespread use of lead has caused extensive environmental contamination and health problems in many parts of the world. Children are particularly vulnerable and even relatively low levels of exposure can cause serious health conditions.
K Gautam +4 more
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