Association of Blood Lead Level with Neurological Features in 972 Children Affected by an Acute Severe Lead Poisoning Outbreak in Zamfara State, Northern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) investigated reports of high mortality in young children in Zamfara State, Nigeria, leading to confirmation of villages with widespread acute severe lead poisoning. In a retrospective analysis, we aimed to determine venous blood lead level (VBLL) t...

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Autores principales: Greig, Jane, Thurtle, Natalie, Cooney, Lauren, Ariti, Cono, Ahmed, Abdulkadir Ola, Ashagre, Teshome, Ayela, Anthony, Chukwumalu, Kingsley, Criado-Perez, Alison, Gómez-Restrepo, Camilo, Meredith, Caitlin, Neri, Antonio, Stellmach, Darryl, Sani-Gwarzo, Nasir, Nasidi, Abdulsalami, Shanks, Leslie, Dargan, Paul I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24740291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093716

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24740291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093716

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