Metals and disease: A global primary health care perspective

Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mamtani, Ravinder ^a   Stern, Penny ^b   Dawood, Ismail ^c   Cheema, Sohaila ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOMESTIC EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HAZARD; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84855274264     PISSN: 16878191     EISSN: 16878205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/319136     Document Type: Review

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