Children exposure to lead in contaminated sites;Exposición infantil al plomo en sitios contaminados

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 383-392

  Flores Ramírez, Rogelio ^a   Rico Escobar, Edna ^b   Núñez Monreal, Jorge E ^c   García Nieto, Edelmira ^d   Carrizales, Leticia ^a   Ilizaliturri Hernández, César ^a   Díaz Barriga, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

^d CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Children's environmental health; Hazardous sites; Lead; Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865456126     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342012000400008     Document Type: Article

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