Lead and cadmium levels of commonly administered pediatric syrups in Nigeria: A public health concern?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5993-5996

  Orisakwe, Orish Ebere ^a   Nduka, John Kanayochukwu ^b  

^a Nnamdi Azikiwe Univ Nnewi Campus   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Lead; Nigeria; Pediatric syrups; Pollution; Public health

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AQUA REGIA; CADMIUM LEVELS; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTAMINATION SOURCES; COUGH SYRUP; ENGLAND; NIGERIA; NIGERIANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLE SIZES;

HEALTH; LEAD; PEDIATRICS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CADMIUM;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM; CEFALEXIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROQUINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HALOFANTRINE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEAD; NITRIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE;

BIOASSAY; CADMIUM; DRUG; LEAD; MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; NIGERIA; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CADMIUM; CHILD; DOSAGE FORMS; HUMANS; LEAD; NIGERIA; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

AFRICA; ANAMBRA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

BELLIS;

EID: 70349443380     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.08.033     Document Type: Article

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