Interactions between iron deficiency and lead poisoning: Epidemiology and pathogenesis

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 330, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 21-37

  Kwong, Wilson T ^a   Friello, Phyllis ^a   Semba, Richard D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Divalent metal transporter 1; Erythropoiesis; Iron; Iron supplementation; Lead

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ENZYME KINETICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; IRON; PATHOLOGY;

ANEMIA; IRON DEFICIENCY;

INDUSTRIAL POISONS;

CHILD HEALTH; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; IRON; LEAD; POISONING;

ANEMIA; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; KINETICS; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROPOIESIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

LEAD;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KINETICS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4644265563     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.03.017     Document Type: Article

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