Relationship between low blood lead levels and growth in children of white-collar civil servants in Korea

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 82-87

  Min, Kyoung Bok ^a,b   Min, Jin Young ^a   Cho, Sung Il ^a   Kim, Rokho ^a   Kim, Ho ^a   Paek, Domyung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b 4 Polytechnic College gil   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Height; Low blood lead levels; Physical growth; Total arm length

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049123203     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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