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New findings reported from University of Illinois describe advances in life sciences
July 2nd, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, "Day laborers in Chicago are often hired for hazardous jobs and have little access to basic health care. In this study, the researchers offered tetanus vaccinations and blood lead tests to workers waiting on street corners, who then completed a survey on hazardous job tasks (N = 92)." "All participants were male, 97% were foreign-born, and 93% had performed demolition and rehabilitation, window removal and installation, or paint removal in the previous month. Most were not current with tetanus immunization. The geometric mean blood lead level was 3.8 mu g/dL....
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-02)
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