Cadmium and lead levels in deciduous teeth of children living in México City

Revista Internacional de Contaminacion Ambiental

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 109-115

  Báez, Armando ^a   Belmont, Raúl ^a   García, Rocío ^a   Hernández, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cadmium and lead exposure; Children; M xico; Teeth; Teeth cadmium and lead concentrations

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHILD HEALTH; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOOTH;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18844369279     PISSN: 01884999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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