An examination of knowledge, attitudes and practices related to lead exposure in South Western Nigeria

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Adebamowo, Eugenious O ^a   Agbede, Oluwole A ^a   Sridhar, Mynepalli K C ^a   Adebamowo, Clement A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NIGERIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEAD POISONING; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33746629936     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-82     Document Type: Article

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