Environmental and occupational exposure to lead
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Environmental and occupational exposure to lead.
OBJECTIVE To determine the status of environmental and occupational lead exposure in selected areas in Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING Kariobangi North, Babadogo, Waithaka and Pumwani for assessment of environmental exposure to lead (Pb) and Ziwani Jua Kali works for assessment of occupational lead exposure. Olkalou in Nyandarua District was the covariate study area. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v85i6.9626