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Occupational lead exposure among automotive garage workers – a case study for Jimma town, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, although there are numerous small-scale and medium industries which use lead-based raw materials that may pose health risks to workers, there are no workplace regulations for lead exposure. Moreover, there are no studies carried out on the blood lead levels (BLLs) of workers...
Autores principales: | Adela, Yalemsew, Ambelu, Argaw, Tessema, Dejene A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22776678 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-7-15 |
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