Longitudinal analyses of blood-lead levels and risk factors for lead poisoning in healthy children under two years of age

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 303-308

  Özden, Tülin Ayşe ^a   Işsever, Halim ^a   Gökçay, Gülbin ^a   Saner, Günay ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Children; Environmental exposure; Lead poisoning; Public health; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOIL; TEA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 4143119181     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X04043734     Document Type: Article

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