Concentration of blood lead and ethnicity in the United Kingdom

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 841-843

  Kolev, S T ^a   House, I ^a   Bell, G ^a   Shaw, D ^a   Murray, V ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood lead; ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030453285     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.12.841     Document Type: Article

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