Blood lead and erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels in Kazakhstan

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-91

  Kaul, Balkrishena ^a   Rasmuson, James O ^b   Olsen, Roger L ^b   Chanda, Curt R ^b   Slazhneva, Tatiana I ^c   Granovsky, Eduard I ^c   Korchevsky, Andrey A ^c  

^a Kaulson Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b Share International Inc   (United States)

^c Ctr Hlth Care and Ecol Protect   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Erythrocyte protoporphyrin

Indexed keywords

IRON; LEAD; PROTOPORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; KAZAKHSTAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034049132     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02726172     Document Type: Article

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