Childhood lead exposure in South Africa [3]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 313-

  Mathee, A ^a   Rollin H B ^a   Ditlopo, N N ^b   Theodorou, P ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAINT;

AGGRESSIVENESS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LETTER; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; PICA; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; PAINT; PICA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038179214     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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