Use of urine lead level as an exposure indicator and its relationship to blood lead;Uso do chumbo em urina como indicador de exposição e sua relação com chumbo no sangue

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2151-2159

  Moreira, Maria De Fátima Ramos ^a   Neves, Eduardo Borba ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood; Lead; Occupational exposure; Urine

Indexed keywords

EID: 53049085683     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008000900021     Document Type: Article

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