Is mortality among under-five children in Nairobi slums seasonal?
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Blood lead levels and potental environmental exposures among children under five years in Kibera slums, Nairobi.
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine & International Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1360-2276,1365-3156
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02419.x