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Investigating aluminum cookpots as a source of lead exposure in Afghan refugee children resettled in the United States

BACKGROUND: Afghan refugee children resettled in Washington State have the highest prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) of any other refugee or immigrant population. Resettled families brought several lead-containing items with them from Afghanistan, including aluminum cookpots. OBJECTIVE...

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Autores principales: Fellows, Katie M., Samy, Shar, Rodriguez, Yoni, Whittaker, Stephen G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group US 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9119854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35501355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41370-022-00431-y