Lead levels in deciduous teeth of children from urban and suburban regions in Ankara (Turkey)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-20

  Karakaya, A ^a   Ilko M ^a   Ulusu, T ^b   Akal, N ^b   Isimer A ^b   Karakaya, A E ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKARA;

GASOLINE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029655363     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900003     Document Type: Article

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