Hematological Changes of Welders.
- Author:
Choong Ryeol LEE
1
;
Cheol In YOO
;
Ji Ho LEE
;
Jeong Hak KANG
;
Hun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Welders;
WBC
- MeSH:
Blood Cells;
Employment;
Ulsan
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1999;32(2):141-146
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To ascertain whether some result of hematological examination could be as reference data for health management of welders. METHOD: The authors conducted the hematological examination of 1,018 welders and 531 control workers of a shipbuilding industry in Ulsan using automatic blood analyzer. RESULTS: The WBC count of welders was lower than that of control on controlling the age and the duration of employment, but changes of other blood cells were not observed. CONCLUSION: We could use the results of hematological examination such as WBC counts as an indicator for subtle changes of health status of welders.
