Blood lead concentration and its associated factors in preschool children in eastern Iran: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Lead is a toxic metal that affects almost every organ in the body. Children are more susceptible to lead toxicity because they ingest non-food items (pica), have oral exploratory habits, absorb more substantial amounts of ingested lead compared to adults, and have a developing ce...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Zardast, Seyedeh Samira Khorashadi-Zadeh, Samaneh Nakhaee, Alireza Amirabadizadeh, Omid Mehrpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02302-7