Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Intoxicación ocupacional por metales pesados. |
| Alternate Title: |
Occupational poisoning due to heavy metals. |
| Authors: |
Rodríguez Heredia, Dunia1 duniarh@uo.edu.cu |
| Source: |
MEDISAN. 2017, Vol. 21 Issue 12, p7003-7016. 14p. |
| Abstract (English): |
An exhaustive literature review aimed at demonstrating the existent relationship between certain professions and poisonings due to heavy metals was carried out. To such effects, the emission sources and uses of these metals are described in this work, as well as the disorders damaging health. It was verified that the poisonings diagnosed in workers of the province, during 2000-2016, were associated with different jobs, such as batteries repair, plumbing, welding and dentistry. From the above-mentioned, some recommendations to consider everything regarding occupational health-heavy metals are exposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
Se efectuó una revisión bibliográfica exhaustiva con vistas a demostrar la relación existente entre ciertas profesiones y las intoxicaciones por metales pesados. A tales efectos, en el presente artículo se describen las fuentes de emisión y las aplicaciones de dichos metales, así como las afecciones que provocan a la salud. Se constató que las intoxicaciones diagnosticadas en trabajadores de la provincia, en el período 2000-2016, estuvieron asociadas a diferentes empleos, tales como reparación de baterías, plomería, soldadura y odontología. A partir de lo anterior se exponen algunas recomendaciones a considerar en los campos salud ocupacional-metales pesados. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
MedicLatina |
