Lead levels in umbilical cord blood in Belgium: A cross-sectional study in five maternity units

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-205

  Zhang, Wei Hong ^a,b   Dewolf, Marie Christine ^c   Hammadi, Samia ^a   Fris, Wendy ^c   Noël, Etienne ^c   Lorenzo, Rosalie ^d   Alexander, Sophie ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Hygiène Publique en Hainaut ^*  (Belgium)

^d Office de la Naissance et de l'Enfance (ONE)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Lead; Umbilical cord blood

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857366672     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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