Blood Lead Levels in School Children

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-154

  Özdena, Tülin Ayşe ^a   Kilic A ^a   Vehid, H E ^a   Toparlak, D ^b   Gokcay G ^a   Saner, G ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Lead distribution; Leaded petrol; School children; Smoking

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 2342440711     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X04038838     Document Type: Article

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