The relation between lead concentrations in human dental tissues and in blood

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 607-609

  Grobler, S R ^a   Theunissen, F S ^a   Kotze, T J V W ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood; Lead levels; Low level exposure; Teeth

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTIN; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; TOOTH; TOOTH PULP;

CHILD; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0034041272     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(00)00024-8     Document Type: Article

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