[Occupational exposure to environmental pollution: observational study about a newspaper-agents group]
M G Verso1, R Torretta, A Provenzani
1Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy.
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Environmental pollution constantly menaces urban people's health. This public-health question has a remarkable interest in occupational medicine, because some professions require operations outdoor for most of the day. Therefore airborne pollutants could be considered occupational risk factors. Our object is health evaluation of a newspaper-agents group of Palermo, in association with pollution level monitored during the 2006. We examined these subjects regarding especially lung, ear, kidney, liver and cardiovascular system, with particular consideration for endothelial structure.
Results:
high prevalence of carotid artery damage can't exclude a concausal role of airborne pollutants.
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