In vivo studies on lead content of deciduous teeth superficial enamel of preschool children

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-35

  Gomes, Viviane Elisângela ^a   De Sousa, Maria Da Luz Rosário ^a   Barbosa Jr , Fernando ^b   Krug, Francisco José ^b   Saraiva, Maria Da Conceição Pereira ^b   Cury, Jaime Aparecido ^a   Gerlach, Raquel Fernanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Brazil; Deciduous teeth; Enamel; Environment; Epidemiology; Heavy metals; Lead; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; LEAD; POPULATION STATISTICS; PURIFICATION; WATER;

MICROBIOPSY;

ENAMELS;

GLYCEROL; GRAPHITE; LEAD; WATER;

CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOPSY; BRAZIL; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; ENAMEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FURNACE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INCISOR; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; TECHNIQUE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1342308119     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.08.013     Document Type: Article

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