Blood lead levels in the adult population living in France the French Nutrition and Health Survey (ENNS 2006-2007)

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 565-571

  Falq, Grégoire ^a   Zeghnoun, Abdelkrim ^a   Pascal, Mathilde ^a   Vernay, Michel ^a   Le Strat, Yann ^a   Garnier, Robert ^b   Olichon, Didier ^c   Bretin, Philippe ^a   Castetbon, Katia ^a   Fréry, Nadine ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE CERBA   (France)

Author keywords

Blood; Exposure; Human biomonitoring; Lead; Population study

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; LEAD; NUTRITION;

ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN BIOMONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION STUDIES; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS;

SURVEYS;

LEAD;

ADULT; BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; BLOOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH SURVEY; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEISURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH; SMOKING HABIT; URBANIZATION;

FRANCE;

EID: 79951556095     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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