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Lead toxicity: a review
Lead toxicity is an important environmental disease and its effects on the human body are devastating. There is almost no function in the human body which is not affected by lead toxicity. Though in countries like US and Canada the use of lead has been controlled up to a certain extent, it is still used vehemently in the developing countries. This is primarily because lead bears unique physical...
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BACKGROUND Since the last In-Depth Review of lead toxicity in 2004 there have been further developments with regard to safe exposure levels for lead workers. AIMS To advise occupational health professionals of the latest research on the multi-system toxic effects of lead and the implications of this research for setting new safe and appropriate occupational suspension limits. METHODS An ext...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Interdisciplinary Toxicology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1337-9569
DOI: 10.1515/intox-2015-0009