Renal Failure and Occupational Exposure to Organic Solvents: What Work-Up Should Be Performed?
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Renal failure and occupational exposure to organic solvents: what work-up should be performed?
The etiological work-up of a disease with an occupational component, such as renal failure associated with exposure to organic solvents, may include several complementary investigations. The authors discussed certain elements of the etiological work-up in the light of a clinical case, particularly the individual and collective advantages and disadvantages of this work-up. Further investigations...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1933-8244,2154-4700
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2010.506501