Lead poisoning: An alarming public health problem in bangladesh

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-95

  Mitra, Amal K ^a   Haque, Akhlaque ^b   Islam, Manirul ^c   Bashar, S A M K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Children; GIS; Lead poisoning; Universal screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449210034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6010084     Document Type: Article

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