Environmental lead: A public health challenge in South Africa

Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 621-622

  Naicker, Nisha ^a,b   Mathee, Angela ^a,b   Barnes, Brendon ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCHOOL; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84879869779     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318296c077     Document Type: Letter

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