Geographical patterns in blood lead in relation to industrial emissions and traffic in Swedish children, 1978-2007

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Stroh, Emilie ^a   Lundh, Thomas ^a   Oudin, Anna ^a   Skerfving, Staffan ^a   Strömberg, Ulf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUTABAGA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; BLOOD; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; SWEDEN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 69149096028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-225     Document Type: Article

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