Influence of exposure to environmental lead on serum immunoglobulin in preschool children

Environmental Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-128

  Sun, Li ^a,c   Hu, Jian ^b   Zhao, Zhenyia ^b   Li, Lon ^b   Cheng, Hanyun ^b  

^a Hangzhou Normal College   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Opt Inst Coll Sci Zhejiang U   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Immune system; Lead

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEAD;

CHILD HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037704732     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(02)00090-7     Document Type: Article

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