Exposure to lead and human health in the Czech Republic

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-241

  Blaha K ^a   Bencko, V ^b   Cikrt, M ^c  

^a Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

biomonitoring; health effects; human exposure; interventional measures; lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029802871     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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