A study protocol to evaluate the impact of a personal and domestic hygiene intervention on lead exposure in a community next to a mine dump
Abstract Background Lead has been associated with adverse health effects, especially neurocognitive and behavioural effects, in children. Communities living close to mining land are at risk of elevated exposure to lead. Methods This paper outlines a before and after intervention study protocol to ev...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13439-8 |