Reduced egfr, elevated urine protein and low level of personal protective equipment compliance among artisanal small scale gold miners at Bibiani-Ghana: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Mercury is a toxic metal with its effects on human health ranging from acute to chronic in a very short time of exposure. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the main source of direct human exposure to mercury. AIM: To access the effect of mercury exposure on the renal functi...

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Autores principales: Afrifa, Justice, Essien-Baidoo, Samuel, Ephraim, Richard K.D., Nkrumah, Daniel, Dankyira, Daniel Osei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28655297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4517-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28655297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4517-z

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