Lead levels in breast milk, blood plasma and intelligence quotient: A health hazard for women and infants

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-149

  Isaac, C Prince Jebadass ^a   Sivakumar, A ^a   Kumar, C Rebecca Prem ^b  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Human; Intelligence quotient (I.Q.); Lead (Pb)

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PLASMA; BREAST MILK; HUMAN; HUMAN BREAST; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (I.Q.); TAMIL NADU;

HEALTH HAZARDS; INDUSTRY; LEAD;

BLOOD;

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREAST MILK; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRY; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDIA; INDUSTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK, HUMAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856544771     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0475-9     Document Type: Article

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