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Table 2 Assessment of chronic mercury intoxication (CMI)

From: Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D + C) among people living in artisanal and small-scale gold mining areas in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study

 

MSS 0–2

MSS 3–4

MSS 5–10

HBM combined

 Mercury in both specimens below HBM I

–

–

–

 Mercury at least in one specimen between HBM I and HBM II

–

–

+

 Mercury at least in one specimen above HBM II

–

+

+

  1. − = no chronic mercury intoxication, + = chronic mercury intoxication,
  2. HBM I 1st exposure limit value, HBM II 2nd exposure limit value, MSS Medical score sum
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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