Factors associated with elevated blood lead concentrations in children in Karachi, Pakistan

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 769-775

  Rahbar, Mohammad Hossein ^a,d,e   White, Franklin ^a   Agboatwalla, Mubina ^a,b   Hozhabri, Siroos ^a   Luby, Stephen ^a,c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child, Preschool; Cosmetics chemistry; Cross sectional studies; Dust analysis; Environmental exposure; Lead blood; Occupational exposure; Pakistan; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors; Vehicle emissions

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEAD;

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; PETROLEUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0036035709     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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