Further reduction in lead exposure in women in general populations in Japan in the 1990s, and comparison with levels in east and south-east Asia

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-97

  Zhang, Z W ^a   Moon, C S ^b   Shimbo, S ^a   Watanabe, T ^c   Nakatsuka, H ^c   Matsuda Inoguchi, N ^c   Higashikawa, K ^d   Ikeda, M ^d  

^a KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c MIYAGI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO INDUSTRIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological exposure monitoring; Dietary exposure; Environmental exposure; Japanese women; Lead

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ORGANOLEAD COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RICE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034052256     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050013     Document Type: Article

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