The burden of disease from pediatric lead exposure at hazardous waste sites in 7 Asian countries

Environmental Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 119-125

  Caravanos, Jack ^a   Chatham Stephens, Kevin ^b   Ericson, Bret ^c   Landrigan, Philip J ^b   Fuller, Richard ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Blacksmith Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; Exposure; Hazardous; Lead; Pediatric; Waste

Indexed keywords

LEAD; TOXIN;

BLOOD; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE INCIDENCE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LEAD; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POISONING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CALCULATION; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICOKINETICS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD; LEAD POISONING;

ASIA;

EID: 84871707225     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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