Environmental lead exposure and its relationship to traffic density among Senegalese children: A pilot study

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 559-564

  Diouf, Amadou ^a   Garcon G ^b   Thiaw, C ^a   Diop, Y ^a   Fall, M ^a   Ndiaye, B ^a   Siby, T ^c   Hannothiaux, M H ^d   Zerimech, F ^e   Ba, D ^a   Haguenoer, J M ^d   Shirali, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^c Lab d'Analyses Medicales Bio 24   (Senegal)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

^e LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Exposure; Lead; Oxidative stress; Renal failure; Traffic pollution

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; GASOLINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEAD; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; ARTICLE; CAR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SENEGAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 10744227974     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327103ht390cr     Document Type: Article

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