Use of blood lead data in epidemiological studies to assess and prevent childhood lead poisoning in Latin America;Uso de los datos de plumbemia para evaluar y prevenir el envenenamiento infantil por plomo en Latinoamérica

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Romieu, Isabelle ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic surveillance, child; Lead poisoning epidemiology

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGE; AIR POLLUTION; BLOOD; CHILD; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0347987873     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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