Low-level environmental lead exposure and intellectual impairment in children - The current concepts of risk assessment

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Jakubowski, Marek ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental exposure; Lead; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79959956376     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-011-0009-z     Document Type: Review

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