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ID (ISN) del documento59756
Número CIS 93-483
ISSN - Título de la serie 0002-9262 - American Journal of Epidemiology
Año 1991
Número de serie
Autor(es) Hakim R.B., Stewart W.F., Canner J.K., Tielsch J.M.
Título Occupational lead exposure and strabismus in offspring - A case-control study
Información bibliográfica 15 Feb. 1991, Vol.133, No.4, p.351-356. 34 ref.
Resumen A population-based case-control study investigated the association between strabismus and parental occupational lead exposure. Cases were children diagnosed with nonrestrictive strabismus between 1985 and 1986 (n=377). Controls were matched for age and hospital of birth (n=377). Jobs held by parents were assessed for lead exposure by industrial hygienists. The unadjusted odds ratio for maternal lead exposure and the esotropic form of strabismus was 2.6 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.4-27). Unadjusted odds ratios for paternal occupational lead exposure and esotropia were 1.0 (95% CI 0.5-2.1) for low exposure, 2.1 (95% CI 0.9-5.3) for moderate exposure, and 1.2 (95% CI 0.4-3.3) for high exposure. The study results suggest the possibility of a weak association between paternal lead exposure and strabismus in offspring.
Descriptores (primarios) ninos; plomo; trastornos oculomotores; exposición; enfermedades de los órganos de los sentidos; embarazadas; estrabismo
Descriptores (secundarios) Maryland; Estados Unidos
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s) Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Navegación por categoria(s) Diseases of the eye and vision damage
Lead and compounds
Inorganic substances