Towards the prevention of lead exposure in South Africa: Contemporary and emerging challenges

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 220-223

  Mathee, Angela ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cottage industries; Exposure; Informal sector; Lead; South Africa

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD; PAINT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; AYURVEDA; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; FISHING; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD EXPOSURE; LEAD MINING; LEAD POISONING; MINING; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PAINT INDUSTRY; PICA; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSISTENCE FISHING; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; PAINT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84921379087     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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