Environmental Toxicants: Lead and Mercury

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-215

  Meadows Oliver, Mikki ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Lead poisoning; Mercury

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; MALE; MERCURY; RISK FACTORS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84860136924     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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