Open AccessAssociation of musculoskeletal disorders and inflammation markers in workers exposed to lead (Pb) from Pb-battery manufacturing plant
Author(s) -
Ravibabu Kalahasthi,
Bhavani Shankara Bagepally,
Tapu Barman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_192_18
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , inflammation , foot (prosody) , wrist , c reactive protein , case control study , physical therapy , surgery , linguistics , philosophy
Lead (Pb) deposits in the skeletal system on chronic exposure and releases to circulation over a period. The musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are associated with enhanced expression of inflammation. The combination of Pb-exposure and MSDs induced inflammation was not attempted.