ID (ISN) del documento | 59756 |
Número CIS |
93-483 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
0002-9262 - American Journal of Epidemiology |
Año |
1991 |
Número de serie |
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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 Provincia | Estados Unidos |
Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the eye and vision damage Lead and compounds Inorganic substances
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