Assessment of blood and urine lead levels of some pregnant women residing in Lagos, Nigeria

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 170, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 467-474

  Adekunle, Iheoma M ^a   Ogundele, Joseph A ^a   Oguntoke, Olusegun ^a   Akinloye, Oluseyi A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Assessment; Blood; Environment; Lead; Nigeria; Urine

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; CONTROL SUBJECT; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT; NIGERIA; NIGERIANS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; URINE; WEAK CORRELATION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD;

DECISION MAKING;

LEAD;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BLOOD; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BODY FLUID; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; NIGERIA; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINE LEAD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 77957653512     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1247-4     Document Type: Article

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