Lead poisoning: An unrecognized and growing public health problem

Emirates Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-77

  El Hayek, Mouhamad ^a   Nasser, Zeinab T ^a   Khanani, Muhammad Faisal ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child intelligence; Environmental; Lead; Poisoning; Traditional herbal

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 53849091385     PISSN: 02506882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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