Public health: Lead in drinking water

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-254

  Payne, Mark ^a  

^a York Region Community and Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GASOLINE; LEAD; PAINT; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; LEAD POISONING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHEMISTRY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 48349097510     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071483     Document Type: Short Survey

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