Lead poisoning of children in Africa. II. Kwazulu/Natal, South Africa

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 197, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Nriagu, Jerome ^a   Jinabhai, Champak C ^b   Naidoo, Rajen ^b   Coutsoudis, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

blood lead levels; lead poisoning; socioecological factors; South Africa

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILDREN'S HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LEAD POISONING; SOCIOECOLOGICAL FACTOR;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL;

EID: 0030621316     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(96)05407-1     Document Type: Article

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