CLINICAL-EVALUATION OF 58 ORGANOLEAD MANUFACTURING WORKERS

Citation
Cs. Mitchell et al., CLINICAL-EVALUATION OF 58 ORGANOLEAD MANUFACTURING WORKERS, Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 38(4), 1996, pp. 372-378
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
ISSN journal
10762752
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
372 - 378
Database
ISI
SICI code
1076-2752(1996)38:4<372:CO5OMW>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Fifty-eight workers were evaluated at a university-based occupational health clinic for potential health effects related to organic and inor ganic lead exposures. The clinical evaluation included a history, phys ical, and laboratory examination, and in a subset of workers, neurobeh avioral tests and nerve conduction studies, Workers reported symptoms that predominantly involved the central and peripheral nervous systems , Findings for which no alternative medical explanations could be foun d included neurobehavioral abnormalities (18 of 39 workers) and sensor imotor polyneuropathies (11 of 31 workers). The clinical presentation and evaluation of workers exposed to organic lead are discussed.