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Clinical evaluation and management of lead-exposed construction workers

✍ Scribed by Stephen M. Levin; Mark Goldberg

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 243 KB
Volume: 37
Category: Article
ISSN: 0271-3586
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(200001)37:1<23::aid-ajim4>3.0.co;2-u

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✦ Synopsis

An estimated one million construction workers are currently occupationally exposed to lead. Until 1993, construction workers were not offered the protections of OSHA's 1978 standard for lead exposure in industrial activities. Preventing exposure to lead in the construction setting presents many challenges, given the rapidly and frequently changing work environment.

This article reviews the adverse effects of lead on human health and presents an approach to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of lead-related illness. The medical aspects of the 1993 OSHA standard for lead in construction are described. Am.

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