Blood lead levels in children of Lucknow, India

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-54

  Ahamed, Maqusood ^a   Verma, Sanjeev ^b   Kumar, Archana ^b   Siddiqui, Mohd K J ^a  

^a Analytical Toxicology   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Children; Lucknow; Risk factors; Unleaded petrol

Indexed keywords

BLOOD LEAD LEVELS; HYDERABAD; LEAD EXPOSURE; LEAD POLLUTION; LEADED PETROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; TRAFFIC DENSITIES; UNLEADED PETROL;

BLOOD; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH RISKS; POLLUTION CONTROL;

GASOLINE;

GASOLINE; LEAD;

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE;

INDIA; LUCKNOW; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 76749152909     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20476     Document Type: Article

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