Assessment of blood lead levels among children aged ≤5 years — Zamfara State, Nigeria, June–July 2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn , Issue 15, 2014, Pages 325-327

  Bashir, Muhammed ^a   Umar Tsafe, Nasir ^a   Getso, Kabiru ^a   Kaita, Ibrahim M ^a   Nasidi, Abdulsalami ^b   Sani Gwarzo, Nasir ^b   Nguku, Patrick ^c   Davis, Lora ^c   Brown, Mary Jean ^d  

^a Zamfara State Ministry of Health   (United States)

^b CDC   (Nigeria)

^c US CDC Country Office   (Nigeria)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MALE; METALLURGY; NIGERIA; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; METALLURGY; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84898606028     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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