Elevated blood lead levels among children living in a fishing community, Karachi, Pakistan

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Hozhabri, Siroos ^a,b,f   White, Franklin ^a   Rahbar, Mohammad Hossein ^a,c   Agboatwalla, Mubina ^a,d   Luby, Stephen ^a,e  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit   (Canada)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f The Regional Municipality of Niagara   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Drinking water; Lead poisoning; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHING; FOOD ANALYSIS; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; PAKISTAN; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD; MALE; PAKISTAN; PETROLEUM; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 22844443158     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.1.37-41     Document Type: Article

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