Urine phenol levels among Thai police, implications for occupational health.
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In this study, we study an at-risk occupation, the police. Forty-five urine samples were obtained from 45 Thai police working close to traffic in an urban area, for analysis of urine phenol levels. The average (mean +/- SD) urine phenol level in these police was 16.94 +/- 11.72 mg/g-Cr. Significantly higher urine phenol levels were found among police who had worked for longer durations (p < 0.05).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
دوره 35 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004