Environmental pollution and blood lead levels in Nigeria: Who is unexposed?

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 315-317

  Orisakwe, Orish Ebere ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Environment; Lead; Nigeria; Public health; Unexposed population

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; POLLUTANT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; NIGERIA;

EID: 70349561083     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2009.15.3.315     Document Type: Note

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