title: [Mercury hazard in pediatric practice].
abstract: Medical doctors, nurses, attendants, and patients at the UFRJ paediatric hospital were accidentally exposed to inorganic mercury. From July to December 1992, 228 mercury thermometers were broken in 6 paediatric wards. Contamination of the exposed group was assessed by a comparative cross sectional study in January 93. Mercury concentration was found to be two times higher in the urine of these professionals than in the control group (p<0.001).
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Pediatria, UFRJ.
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Farias
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Farias
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barrucand