A systematic review on status of lead pollution and toxicity in Iran; Guidance for preventive measures

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Karrari, Parissa ^a,b   Mehrpour, Omid ^a,b   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^c  

^a BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Lead; Poisoning; Pollution; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; LEAD; OPIATE; SURFACE WATER;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; IRAN; LEAD POISONING; MILK; MINING; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RICE; SOIL POLLUTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84866975318     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1560-8115-20-2     Document Type: Article

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