An epidemiological survey of blood lead level in tibetan youth 10-18 years old in Songpan, China

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Zhou, Wenjie ^a   Jiang, Yongmei ^a   Shi, Hua ^a   Liu, Jinhao ^a   Shen, Chuan ^a   Dai, Qingkai ^a   Yang, Hui ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Epidemiological survey; Tibetan; Trace element; Youth

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE;

EID: 77955509566     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-009-8562-z     Document Type: Article

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