Blood lead levels in the Kinshasa population: A pilot study

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-41

  Tuakuila, J ^a,b   Mbuyi, F ^a   Kabamba, M ^a   Lantin, A C ^b   Lison, D ^b   Hoet, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Human exposure; Kinshasa; Leaded gasoline; Saturnism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955250108     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/0778-7367-68-1-30     Document Type: Article

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