Blood lead levels in 1-5 years old children in Mosul, Iraq: A cross - sectional study

Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 100-106

  Al Khateeb, Aliaa Rajih ^a   Ahmed, Waleed Ghanim ^a   Ahmed, Muna Muneer ^a   Al Jawadi, Asmaa Ahmad ^a   Al Naemi, Amjad Hazim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Children; Iraq; Lead; Mosul; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHIPPING PAINT; GASOLINE; HOT WATER; LEAD; PAINT; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ARTIFICIAL MILK PREPARATION; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; CLEANING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HABIT; HAND WASHING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRAQ; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PLAYING BAREFOOT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; WASHING CHILD'S TOY;

EID: 50849097275     PISSN: 10156321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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