Childhood lead poisoning in China: Challenges and opportunities

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Yan, Chong Huai ^a   Xu, Jian ^a   Shen, Xiao Ming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; DUST EXPOSURE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD POISONING;

EID: 84884845298     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307558     Document Type: Editorial

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