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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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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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