Determination of lead in the blood of children in the town of Berat, Albania

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 689-696

  Saraci, M ^a   Ziegler Skylakakis, K ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albania; Blood; Children; Lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILD HEALTH; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ALBANIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEAD; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

ALBANIA;

EID: 0033180964     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00133-2     Document Type: Article

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