RESUMEN

Retrospective clinical and epidemiologic analysis covered occupational diseases in Leningrad region. Findings are that over recent years a tendency to lower number of primarily diagnosed occupational diseases continues. The authors justify necessity to work out the programs on prevention of occupational diseases in the region.

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Enfermedades Profesionales/epidemiología , Salud Laboral , Humanos , Enfermedades Profesionales/prevención & control , Estudios Retrospectivos , Federación de Rusia/epidemiología

RESUMEN

At present advanced clinical manifestations of mercury intoxication are rare, so asymptomatic forms of the intoxication with nonspecific signs are prevalent. Complex evaluation of antioxidant and antitoxic systems in humans enabled to justify criteria for early diagnosis of mercury exposure and to elaborate therapeutic and prophylactic measures for the workers exposed.

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Intoxicación por Mercurio/diagnóstico , Enfermedades Profesionales/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Contaminantes Ocupacionales del Aire/análisis , Enfermedad Crónica , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Mercurio/análisis , Mercurio/orina , Intoxicación por Mercurio/prevención & control , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades Profesionales/prevención & control , Factores de Tiempo