Isee Call for Action for Global Control of Lead E xposure to E liminate Lead Poisoning

Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 774-777

  Krzyzanowski, Michal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTALISM; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEAD POISONING; NOTE; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING;

EID: 84973408366     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000352     Document Type: Note

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