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Heavy metals in children's blood from the rural region of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study and spatial analysis
Exposure to heavy metals can affect cell differentiation, neurocognitive development, and growth during early life, even in low doses. Little is known about heavy metal exposure and its relationship with nutrition outcomes in non-mining rural environments. We carried out a community-based cross-sect...
Autores principales: | Mbunga, Branly Kilola, Gjengedal, Elin L. F., Bangelesa, Freddy, Langfjord, Mina M., Bosonkie, Marc M., Strand, Tor A., Mapatano, Mala Ali, Engebretsen, Ingunn M. S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9633830/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36329123 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23332-4 |
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