The Influence of Sustained Mercury Exposure on Prothrombin Time and Partial Thromboplastin Time among Sudanese Gold Mining Workers

The Influence of Sustained Mercury Exposure on Prothrombin Time and Partial Thromboplastin Time among Sudanese Gold Mining Workers

Background: Gold mining is the world's leading source of anthropogenic mercury pollution, negatively impacting not only miners but also the surrounding inhabitants; it has many effects on human health, especially cardiovascular problems, which lead to coagulation disorders and an increase in mo...

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Main Authors: Rimonda Emil Tadros, Elharam Ibrahim Abdallah, Alaa Eltayeb Omer, Abdel Rahim Mahmoud Muddathir, Lienda Bashier Eltayeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Medical Research and Development Corporation 2022-06-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedicine
Subjects:
mercury
mining workers
prothrombin time
partial thromboplastin time
platelet poor plasma
Online Access:http://www.ijbm.org/articles/i46/ijbm_12(2)_oa9.pdf

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