Screening for lead exposure in children in Belize Tamizaje de la exposición al plomo en niños de Belice
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this pilot study were to determine the blood lead levels in children in Belize and to try to relate these findings to demographic variables. METHODS: With permission from parents, capillary blood was collected from the fingers of 164 children with an age range of 2 to 8...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000100007 |