id,collection,Abstract,Authors,Date,Description,Journal title,Language,MeSH Headings,Subject or keywords,Title,dc.date.accessioned,dc.date.available,dc.identifier.issn,dc.identifier.other,dc.identifier.uri "118896","10665/115916","Phase 1 of this cross-sectional study aimed to compare hair lead concentrations and establish the determinants of hair lead levels in 149 occupationally exposed individuals versus 177 non-occupationally exposed controls in the Lebanese population. In addition to a standardized questionnaire, lead concentration was measured by atomic spectrophotometry. A 5-6-fold difference in hair lead concentration was found between occupationally exposed and non-exposed individuals [23.60 ppm versus 4.33 ppm]. Professional exposure, particularly working in petrol refining and gasoline stations, had the highest correlation with lead exposure. In non-exposed individuals, male sex, non-Lebanese nationality and urban worksite correlated with higher hair lead concentration","Salameh, P.||Bouchy, N.||Geahchan, A.","2008","831-840","EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 14 (4), 831-840, 2008","en","Lead::Lead::600","Lead||Cross-Sectional Studies||Questionnaires||Sex Distribution||Risk Assessment||Hair||Occupational Exposure||Spectrophotometry","Hair lead concentration in the Lebanese population: phase 1 results","2014-06-17T08:24:56Z","2014-06-17T08:24:56Z","1020-3397","http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/1404/14_4_2008_0830_0840.pdf","https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117500"