| Document ID (ISN) | 59756 |
| CIS number |
93-483 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-9262 - American Journal of Epidemiology |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hakim R.B., Stewart W.F., Canner J.K., Tielsch J.M. |
| Title |
Occupational lead exposure and strabismus in offspring - A case-control study |
| Bibliographic information |
15 Feb. 1991, Vol.133, No.4, p.351-356. 34 ref. |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
children; lead; oculomotor dysfunction; exposure; sense organ diseases; expectant mothers; strabismus |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Maryland; USA |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
Lead and compounds
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