Blood lead concentration and its associated factors in preschool children in eastern Iran: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Mahmoud Zardast (Author), Seyedeh Samira Khorashadi-Zadeh (Author), Samaneh Nakhaee (Author), Alireza Amirabadizadeh (Author), Omid Mehrpour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Lead is a toxic metal that affects almost every organ in the body. Children are more susceptible to lead toxicity because they ingest non-food items (pica), have oral exploratory habits, absorb more substantial amounts of ingested lead compared to adults, and have a developing ce...