Identification of Lead Poisoning in Vulnerable Communities: Experience of an Environmental Unit in Primary Care in Uruguay
The aim of this study is to describe the blood lead levels (BLLs) of the population living in informal settlements with soil lead levels above 400 mg/kg. This is a retrospective study of the visits people living in such informal settlements made to the UPA between 2011 and 2018. The population under...
Main Authors: | Carolina Juanena, Darío Alberto Pose Román, Adriana Sosa, Aria Jose Moll, Sergio Machado, Gabriela Peredo, Amalia Laborde |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedad Española de Sanidad Ambiental
2021-06-01
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Series: | Revista de Salud Ambiental |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.diffundit.com/index.php/rsa/article/view/1044 |
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