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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...
Autores principales: | Mokoatle, Charlotte, Mathee, Angela, Street, Renee, Nkosi, Vusumuzi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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