Lead levels in women at delivery at the muhimbili national hospital: A public health problem

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-139

  Azayo, Mary M ^a   Manji, Karim ^a   Kalokola, Festus ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Lead toxicity; Pregnancy outcomes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; LEAD; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TANZANIA; TRAFFIC; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 63849255140     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn085     Document Type: Article

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