Delayed visual maturation and lead pollution

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 224, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 215-219

  Gulson, Brian L ^a,b   Ah Yui, Leslie ^c   Howarth, Donald ^d  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Serfontein Clinic   (Australia)

^d Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blindness; Infants; Lead isotopes; Lead mining; Teeth

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILD HEALTH; LEAD; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ENAMEL; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MINING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MINING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TOOTH; VISION DISORDERS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032509380     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00349-0     Document Type: Article

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