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30, age > 40 years, perceived moderate general health, need for recovery and basic education were significant contributing factors for sickness absence. Conclusions: MSK complaints are a significant occupational health problem among dentists in some Egyptian cities. Interaction of physical load, psychosocial load, general health conditions, and personal criteria in developing the MSK pain require integratedpreventive strategies to minimize their impacts.]]>
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10 μg/dl) and high (≥10 μg/dl) blood lead level groups.Results: Approximately 63.33% of the children had blood lead level more than and equal to 10μg/dl while only 36.67% of them had blood lead level less than 10μg/dl. At the blood lead level range of 10-20 μg/dl, significant association was obtained for mild and severe anemia. In children with anemia, the level of iron and ferritin were found to be significantly lower than those of the control groups (p value <0.001). However, otherelements (zinc and copper) did not show any statistically significant difference between the anemic and the control groups. Environmental assessment of the lead level in drinking water revealed the presence of levels higher than the permissible limit determined by the World Health Organization (WHO).Conclusion: Elevation of Lead level in drinking water might be one of the causes behind increased BLL in children with anemia. Active steps should therefore be takentowards the control of lead pollution thus reducing the prevalence of anemia among children.]]>
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