Prevalence of and risk factors for lead poisoning in young children in Bangladesh

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 404-409

  Mitra, Amal K ^a   Ahua, Emmanuel ^a   Sana, Pradip K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b People's University of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Child; Cross sectional studies; Lead poisoning; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873135123     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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