Positive correlation between environmental PM2.5 and blood lead levels in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis

Authors :: Tzung-Hai Yen
Ching-Wei Hsu
Wen-Hung Huang
Chao-Yu Chen
Ming-Hui Liu
Cheng-Hao Weng
Source :: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 13:555-564
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2017.
Abstract: Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) have significantly higher mean blood lead levels (BLLs) than those in healthy individuals. Because elementary lead can be found in particulate matter with a diameter of

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