The role of geophagy and artisanal gold mining as risk factors for elevated blood lead levels in pregnant women in northwestern Tanzania.
Neither artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) or geophagy practices have received substantial attention related to blood lead levels despite the well documented deleterious effects of lead. This cross-sectional analytical study aimed to document the risk of lead exposure from geophagy and min...
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Formato: | Artigo |
Idioma: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-01-01
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coleção: | PLOS Global Public Health |
Acesso em linha: | https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002958&type=printable |