Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion
In general, biological exposure limits are only used for the promotion and preservation of workers' health and are not applied for diagnostic purposes. However, the issue is controversial for certain types of occupational poisoning. This paper proposes the utilization of biological exposure lim...
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| description | In general, biological exposure limits are only used for the promotion and preservation of workers' health and are not applied for diagnostic purposes. However, the issue is controversial for certain types of occupational poisoning. This paper proposes the utilization of biological exposure limits currently applied to blood lead levels in Brazil as an important criterion for diagnosing occupational lead poisoning. The author argues that contrary to the traditional clinical criterion, one should deal with the diagnostic problem of lead poisoning from an epidemiological perspective, using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as an indicator of high relative risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3195f397dfd948aebac89d09fad0eb502022-12-21T23:37:23ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-44641213135S0102-311X1996000100013Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterionRicardo Cordeiro0Universidade Estadual PaulistaIn general, biological exposure limits are only used for the promotion and preservation of workers' health and are not applied for diagnostic purposes. However, the issue is controversial for certain types of occupational poisoning. This paper proposes the utilization of biological exposure limits currently applied to blood lead levels in Brazil as an important criterion for diagnosing occupational lead poisoning. The author argues that contrary to the traditional clinical criterion, one should deal with the diagnostic problem of lead poisoning from an epidemiological perspective, using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as an indicator of high relative risk.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1996000100013&lng=en&tlng=enLeadLead PoisoningRiskBiological Exposure LimitOccupational Health |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Cordeiro Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion Cadernos de Saúde Pública Lead Lead Poisoning Risk Biological Exposure Limit Occupational Health |
| title | Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion |
| title_full | Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion |
| title_fullStr | Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion |
| title_short | Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion |
| title_sort | using the current brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion |
| topic | Lead Lead Poisoning Risk Biological Exposure Limit Occupational Health |
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