Breast Milk Lead Levels in 3 Major Regions of the West Bank of Palestine

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 455-461

  Shawahna, Ramzi ^a   Zyoud, Ahed ^a   Dwikat, Jamela ^a   El Helo, Maram ^a   Yacoub, Bayan ^a   Hilal, Hikmat ^a  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Breastfeeding; Environmental; Exposure; Lead; Palestine

Indexed keywords

LEAD; POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MIDDLE EAST; MILK, HUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84978943552     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334416646566     Document Type: Article

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