Blood lead levels in Kuwaiti schoolchildren suspected of lead exposure

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 290-293

  Molla, Ayesha M ^a   Al Khaliliy, Akram S ^b   Hussain, Nizar Y ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Geometric mean (GM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442511398     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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