| Document ID (ISN) | 20158 |
| CIS number |
74-158 |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Coudray P. |
| Title |
Cadmium poisoning as an occupational disease - An attempt at a medico-legal definition |
| Original title |
L'intoxication par le cadmium, maladie professionnelle - Essai de définition médico-légale. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Université Paris VI, Faculté de médecine Saint-Antoine, Paris, France, 1972. 86p. 215 ref. |
| Abstract |
This M.D. degree thesis first recalls the properties of cadmium and describes how it is prepared, its uses in industry, its toxicity and the symptoms of acute and chronic poisoning. Passing symptoms denote impregnation: cadmium "yellow tooth", general health disturbances, irritation of upper airways, digestive or nervous troubles, cardiovascular impairment. Some symptoms are definitive and indicate more severe poisoning: pulmonary, renal and bone disorders. Discussion of biological data, animal experiments, pathogenesis and treatment. Definition of the medico-legal aspects of the problem. Review of cadmium hazards in industry and methods of detecting this substance. Recalls French regulations on the subject. Health engineering and medical prevention. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cadmium and compounds; toxicology; compensation of occupational diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; literature survey; bone diseases; case study; functional respiratory disorders; uses; proteinuria; staining of teeth; thesis; animal experiments; cadmium; functional digestive disorders |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Workers' compensation
Cadmium and compounds
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