Effects on Health of Atmospheric Lead in Roadside Exposure in Jakarta

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-13

  Kiryu, Yasuo ^a   Tri Tugaswati, A ^b   Suzuki, Shosuke ^a   Kawada, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric lead; Delta aminolevulinic acid; Intervention study

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842613646     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931166     Document Type: Article

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