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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

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 evaluate...

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Autores principales: Mokoatle, Charlotte, Mathee, Angela, Street, Renee, Nkosi, Vusumuzi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9166147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35658916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13439-8