Evaluation of selected publications on reference values for lead in blood

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 325-331

  Gerhardsson, Lars ^a   Kazantzis, George ^b   Schütz, Andrejs ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inorganic lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEISURE; MALE; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SEASON; SMOKING HABIT; TIME; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0029835473     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.149     Document Type: Review

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