Screening for blood lead levels in Basrah, Southern Iraq

Qatar Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 43-47

  Al Naama, L M ^a   Hassan, M K ^a   Hehdi, J K ^a   Al Sadoon, I O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Adult; Blood lead level; Children; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IRAQ; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MILK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84255194850     PISSN: 02538253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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