Prevalence of Anemia in Brush Painters of a South Indian City, Mysore
Background: Painters are chronically exposed to lead based paints, which causes anemia by impairing heme biosynthesis and increasing the red cell destruction. The present study was conducted to assess the lead exposure and haematological effects of lead in brush painters as they are chronically expo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ojhas.org/issue47/2013-3-5.html |