| Document ID (ISN) | 52225 |
| CIS number |
89-1329 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fiche médico-technique No.25
|
| Author(s) |
Dally S. |
| Title |
Lead and health. Some recent clinical data |
| Original title |
Plomb et santé. Quelques données cliniques récentes [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1st Quarter 1988, No.33, p.9-15. 71 ref. |
| Abstract |
Review of the literature on the risks connected with lead exposure: arterial hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, organic mental disorders in children and in workers, digestive syndrome, renal syndrome, haematological syndrome, endocrine effects, reproductive effects, genotoxic and carcinogenic effects. Also discussed are: elevation of blood lead levels due to non-occupational factors, therapy, surveillance of lead-exposed workers (measurement of exposure levels, evaluation of the consequences of exposure and of lead intoxication). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
poisoning; pathology; lead |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; hypertension; digestive system diseases; renal dysfunction; medical supervision; genetic effects; haematological effects; neurological effects; carcinogenic effects; endocrine diseases |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Lead and compounds
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