Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Cardiac Markers among Male Cement Workers in Calabar, Nigeria

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Iya Eze Bassey ¹ , Uwem Okon Akpan ² , Emono Dankano Nehemiah ³ , Renen Arekong ⁴ , Onyinyechi Lauretta Okonkwo ⁵ , Alphonsus Ekpe Udoh ⁶

1 - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
2 - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
3 - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
4 - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
5 - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
6 - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Received: 2017-04-26 Accepted : 2018-10-29 Published : 2017-04-26

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