Liver and Renal Function Tests in Artisans Occupationally Exposed to Lead in Mechanic Village in Nnewi, Nigeria
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Liver and renal function tests in artisans occupationally exposed to lead in mechanic village in Nnewi, Nigeria.
Additives in petroleum solvents have been reported to have adverse health implications. An evaluation study on some toxicological effects of occupational exposure to petroleum products (especially petrol which contains tetraethyl lead) amongst twenty five occupationally exposed artisans and twenty five graduate students of College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Nigeria as...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2004010021