Module 3: Toxicology - Section 14: Renal-urinary tract and the kidney |
TOX 14.3: Notes on a South African study of lead and nephrotoxicity |
This study was done in a workforce in a battery factory in East London at the instigation of the trade union.
Ehrlich et al. Lead absorption and renal dysfunction in a South African battery factory. Occup Environ Med 1998;55:453-460.
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