title: Occupational lead surveillance--Taiwan, July-December 1993.
abstract: Lead poisoning has been recognized as an occupational disease for centuries and has been linked with both severe and subtle health damage (1-3). In July 1993, the government of Taiwan initiated a compulsory system* for surveillance of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) among workers in that country (4). All lead-exposed workers in lead-using factories are identified and included in the lead surveillance system. This report summarizes findings from this program for July-December 1993.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D007854:Lead