Determinants of blood-lead levels in children in Callao and Lima metropolitan area Determinación de los niveles de plomo en sangre de niños de El Callao y del área metropolitana de Lima

Determinants of blood-lead levels in children in Callao and Lima metropolitan area Determinación de los niveles de plomo en sangre de niños de El Callao y del área metropolitana de Lima

OBJECTIVES: To determine blood lead levels in urban populations of children (n=2 510) and women (n=874) in the early postpartum in certain districts of Lima and Callao, and to correlate those levels with particular exposures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between July 1998 and January 1999 cross sectional s...

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Main Authors: Rocío Espinoza, Mauricio Hernández-Avila, Juan Narciso, Carmen Castañaga, Shirley Moscoso, Georgina Ortiz, Luz Carbajal, Steve Wegner, Gary Noonan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
plomo en sangre
niño
ambiente
Perú
blood lead
child
environment
Peru
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003000800007

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