Blood lead levels of the battery and exhaust workers and their pulmonary function tests
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Cahit Bağcı Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ali İhsan Bozkurt Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ecir Ali Çakmak Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Serpil CAN Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Beyhan Cengiz
Gazi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gazi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | International Journal of Clinical Practice | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1368-5031 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 06-2004 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 58 / 6 / 568–572 | DOI | 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00002.x |
| Makale Linki | http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00002.x | ||
| Özet |
| In an attempt to understand the impact of inhaled lead on the pulmonary functions, we assessed the blood lead levels and pulmonary functions of the battery and exhaust workers who are potential candidates for lead inhalation. The hospital staff served as control group. The measurements of lead levels were performed using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) were performed using a portable spirometer. The blood lead levels of the battery workers, exhaust workers and controls were found to be 36.83, 26.94 and 14.81 microg/dl, respectively. The values of the workers were significantly higher than the controls (p < 0.001). The lead levels of the battery workers were also significantly higher than the exhaust workers (p < 0.001). PFT results (maximum voluntary ventilation, forced expiration flow and first forced expiration volume values of the workers) were significantly worse than the controls, and their pulmonary function test results were consistent with restrictive problems in the airways. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| blood lead level | pulmonary function tests | battery workers | exhaust workers |
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| Web of Science | 37 |