Perspective on lead toxicity, a comparison between the United States and Iran

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pourmand, Ali ^a   Khedir Al Tiae, Tareq ^a   Mazer Amirshahi, Maryann ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; WATER;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IRAN; LEAD POISONING; NATURAL DISASTER; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84872403807     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-20-70     Document Type: Review

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