Lead powder use for skin care and elevated blood lead level among children in a Chinese rural area

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-203

  Lin, Si Hao ^a,b   Wang, Xiao Rong ^a   Yu, Ignatius Tak Sun ^a   Tang, We N Juan ^b   Li, Jin ^b   Liu, Ba O Ying ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Prevention of Occupational Diseases and Chemical Poisoning   (China)

^c FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

children; Chinese rural area; epidemiology; lead exposure; skin care

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEAD POISONING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84857358263     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2011.46     Document Type: Article

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