| Document ID (ISN) | 67760 |
| CIS number |
96-1781 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0030-6096 - Osaka City Medical Journal |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Horiguchi S., Endo G., Kiyota I., Teramoto K., Shinagawa K., Wakitani F., Tanaka H., Konishi Y., Kiyota A., Ota A., Fukui M. |
| Title |
Frequency of cold infections in workers at a lead refinery |
| Original title |
En seiren kōjō sagyōsha ni okeru kanbō kansen no hindo [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1992, Vol.38, No.1, p.79-81. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
The study covered 56 workers at a secondary lead refinery, 46 male and 10 female, aged 18-73, whose lengths of time working with lead ranged from less than 1 to over 43 years. Interviews were supplemented with blood and urine analyses. No cases of influenza were reported, but the frequency of colds was higher in those with more than 40µg lead/100g blood, and especially high in those with more than 60µg/100g. Similarly, the likelihood of contracting colds more than twice per year was higher in the group with blood lead levels >60µg/100g than in those with lower levels. This confirms a report published by others 10 years previously, and suggests suppression of the immune system in lead-exposed workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
lead; non-ferrous metal industries; immunobiological changes; upper respiratory diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
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| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Smelting and refining operations
Lead and compounds
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