In-utero Lead Exposure after Maternal Ingestion of Mexican Pottery: Inadequacy of the Lead Exposure Questionnaire

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-187

  Erdem, Guliz ^a   Hernandez, Xavier ^a   Kyono, Mae ^a   Chan Nishina, Corinne ^a   Iwaishi, Louise K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; SUCCIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INGESTION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PICA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1542316023     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280404300209     Document Type: Article

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