Lead in paint: Three decades later and still a hazard for African children?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-322

  Mathee, Angela ^a,b   Röllin, Halina ^a,b   Levin, Jonathan ^a   Naik, Inakshi ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Environment; Lead; Paint; South Africa

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; LEAD; PAINT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34147119207     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9575     Document Type: Article

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