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Portrait of Maria Hedmer

Maria Hedmer

Docent, PhD

Portrait of Maria Hedmer

A Cross-Sectional Study of the Cardiovascular Effects of Welding Fumes.

Author

  • Huiqi Li
  • Maria Hedmer
  • Monica Kåredal
  • Jonas Björk
  • Leo Stockfelt
  • Håkan Tinnerberg
  • Maria Albin
  • Karin Broberg Palmgren

Summary, in English

Occupational exposure to particulate air pollution has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the risk to welders working today remains unclear. We aimed to elucidate the cardiovascular effects of exposure to welding fumes.

Department/s

  • Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University
  • Centre for Economic Demography
  • Genetic Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Publication/Series

PLoS ONE

Volume

10

Issue

7

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Topic

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Status

Published

Research group

  • Genetic Occupational and Environmental Medicine

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1932-6203