Blood lead levels in urban and rural Indian children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-306

  Kumar, R Kishore ^a,b   Kesaree, Nirmala ^a  

^a J J M MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033084792     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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