Lead exposure among Malaysian school children using δ-aminolevulinic acid as an indicator

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-213

  Ming, Lai Oi ^a   Surif, Salmijah ^a   Abdullah, Aminah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

delta aminolevulinic acid; indicators; lead

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALAYSIA; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NAIL BITING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031590942     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(96)05341-7     Document Type: Article

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