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Title: 
Distúrbios neurológicos em trabalhadores com baixos níveis de chumbo no sangue. II-Disfunc̈ões neurocomportamentais
Other Titles: 
Neurological disturbances in workers with low levels of lead in the blood. II-Neuropsychological disorders
Author(s): 
Institution: 
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
  • Esc. Nac. de Saúde Pub.
  • Faculdade Cie. Farmaceuticas A.
  • Trabalhador S. Bernardo do Campo
ISSN: 
0034-8910
Abstract: 
This is a cross-sectional study with a randomized choice of individuals aiming at studying the validity of the Brazilian biological exposure limits applied to lead level in the blood (PbB) and delta-aminolevulinic acid in the urine (ALAU), which are 60 μ/dl and 10 mg/g.creat., respectively. Thus, twenty workers, whose PbB and ALAU values have been below these limits over the past two years, were selected at random at a battery plant in the State of S. Paulo, Brazil. The workers were submitted to a variation of the WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery. The results were compared with those obtained for workers of a control group also chosen at random. The lead workers showed memory, mood and motor coordination disorders. Comparing these results with those obtained from the control group, a significant difference was observed (p-value < 0.02). The results indicate that the Brazilian biological exposure limits above should be reconsidered.
Issue Date: 
1-Aug-1996
Citation: 
Revista de Saude Publica, v. 30, n. 4, p. 358-363, 1996.
Time Duration: 
358-363
Keywords: 
  • Higher nervous activity
  • Lead poisoning, prevention and control
  • Neurologic manifestations
  • Occupational exposure, standards
  • lead
  • blood
  • cross-sectional study
  • human
  • mental disease
  • neurologic disease
  • occupational exposure
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Humans
  • Lead
  • Mental Disorders
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Occupational Exposure
Source: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101996000400009
URI: 
Access Rights: 
Acesso aberto
Type: 
outro
Source:
http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/64821
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