Blood lead levels and risk factors in young children in France, 2008-2009

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 4-5, 2014, Pages 528-537

  Etchevers, Anne ^a,b   Bretin, Philippe ^a   Lecoffre, Camille ^a   Bidondo, Marie Laure ^a   Le Strat, Yann ^a   Glorennec, Philippe ^b,c   Le Tertre, Alain ^a  

^a French Institute for Public Health Surveillance InVS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Blood lead levels; Children's health; Exposure; France; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84897102309     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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