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ArticleJournal of environmental and public health2022

Manganese, Iron, Lead, and Zinc Levels and Haematological Profile among Welders in Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai District, Ghana.

Isaac Bainin, Samuel Fosu Gyasi, Esi Awuah, Daniel Obeng-Ofori, Faisal Abdallah, Emmanuel Timmy Donkoh, Akwasi Asamoah, Robert Adu

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Article in Journal of environmental and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Isaac BaininDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
Samuel Fosu GyasiDepartment of Basic & Applied Biology, The University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
Esi AwuahDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Sunyani, Ghana.
Daniel Obeng-OforiOffice of the Vice-Chancellor, Catholic University, Fiapre, Ghana.
Faisal AbdallahDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
Emmanuel Timmy DonkohDepartment of Basic & Applied Biology, The University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
Akwasi AsamoahDepartment of Basic & Applied Biology, The University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
Robert AduDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-4353-5465
University of Energy and Natural Resources · GHCatholic University College of Ghana · GHKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Welders are exposed to metal ions or oxides through direct contact at occupational sites or indirectly through uptake from contaminated dust or air. This study was a case-control study designed to assess the levels of some heavy metals and the hematological profile of welders (cases) as compared to nonwelders (controls) from Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai District of Ghana, comparatively to determine whether their values are within acceptable international range. A quantitative-based survey using structured questionnaires was used to collect demographic data from purposively selected welders (

Indexed as

Air Pollutants, OccupationalMetals, HeavyOccupational ExposureWeldingCase-Control StudiesGhanaHumansIonsIronLeadManganeseMetal WorkersZincAir Pollutants, OccupationalIonsIronLeadManganeseMetals, HeavyZinc

Identifiers

PMID35859574
PMCPMC9293574
OpenAlexW4284959634

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