Blood Lead Levels during Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcome in Karachi Women

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 529-533

  Rahman, A ^a   Hakeem, A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347719698     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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