Analysis of a novel field dilution method for testing samples that exceed the analytic range of point-of-care blood lead analyzers

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 418-428

  Neri, Antonio James ^a   Roy, Joannie ^b   Jarrett, Jeffery ^a   Pan, Yi ^a   Dooyema, Carrie ^a   Caldwell, Kathleen ^a   Umar Tsafe, Nasir Tsafe ^c   Olubiyo, Ruth ^b   Brown, Mary Jean ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c Blood Lead Inorganic Metals Laboratory   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dilution methods; Laboratory; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

LEAD; POLLUTANT;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; NIGERIA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84905586029     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2013.857390     Document Type: Article

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