Assessment of Ferritin and Lead Levels in Children Living in an Informal Urban Settlement in Kenya
Background. Childhood lead exposure from recycling used lead-acid batteries (ULAB) in unregulated areas is a significant cause of lead toxicity, particularly in low and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess the proportion of children with increased blood lead levels (BLLs) in an inform...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | Geoffrey Omuse MMed, PhD (Author), Daniel Maina MMed (Author), Maureene Ondayo PhD (Author), Syama Sinuff MRCPCH (Author), Stanley Onyango PhD (Author), Alex Mugo MSc (Author), Pauline Samia MMed, MPhil (Author), William Macharia MMed, MSc (Author) |
---|---|
Format: | Book |
Published: |
SAGE Publishing,
2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Connect to this object online. |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Progress and priorities for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health in Kenya: a Countdown to 2015 country case study
by: Emily C Keats, PhD, et al.
Published: (2017) -
Correlation of C-Peptide With Complications Observed in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Survey
by: Edna Siima Majaliwa Mmed, et al.
Published: (2023) -
Hypertension and associated risk factors in individuals infected with HIV on antiretroviral therapy at an urban HIV clinic in Uganda
by: Aggrey S Semeere, MMed MAS, et al.
Published: (2014) -
Adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with moderate elevations in blood pressure or blood glucose in Ugandan women; a prospective cohort studyAJOG MFM at a Glance
by: Jack Milln, MBBS, et al.
Published: (2021) -
A case series of early biologic therapy in guttate psoriasis: Targeting resident memory T cell activity as a potential novel therapeutic modality
by: Akshay Flora, MD, MMed, et al.
Published: (2022)