Assessment of early-life lead exposure in rural Bangladesh

Environmental Research

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 718-724

  Bergkvist, C ^a   Kippler, M ^a   Hamadani, J D ^b   Grander M ^a   Tofail, F ^b   Berglund, M ^a   Vahter, M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Blood; Children; Lead; Women

Indexed keywords

LEAD; WELL WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LACTATION; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; TOXICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST MILK; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LACTATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MILK LEVEL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URINE LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; INFANT; PREGNANCY; TOXICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

BANGLADESH; MATLAB;

EID: 77956173390     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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