Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in Turkey
Lead levels were measured in blood samples of 99 adults, 180 children and 143 pregnant women living in Eskişehir, an urban area in Turkey. One hundred and twenty 120 cord blood and 93 breast-milk samples were also obtained. Mean lead level in blood of adults, children, pregnants, cord blood a...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2005-04-01
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Lead levels were measured in blood samples of 99 adults, 180 children and 143 pregnant women living in Eskişehir, an urban area in Turkey. One hundred and twenty 120 cord blood and 93 breast-milk samples were also obtained. Mean lead level in blood of adults, children, pregnants, cord blood and in breast-milk samples were 3.13 +/- 1.4 microg/dl, 3.56 +/- 1.7 microg/dl, 2.8 +/- 1.5 microg/dl, 1.65 +/- 1.4 microg/dl and 2.34 +/- 1 microg/L, respectively. It was higher in men than in women in adults (p |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7b3e449867dc4e8ea0cb0623e648aa952025-08-20T03:00:55ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212005-04-01472Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in TurkeyBirgül Kirel0M Arif AkşitHakan BulutDepartment of Pediatrics, Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey. Lead levels were measured in blood samples of 99 adults, 180 children and 143 pregnant women living in Eskişehir, an urban area in Turkey. One hundred and twenty 120 cord blood and 93 breast-milk samples were also obtained. Mean lead level in blood of adults, children, pregnants, cord blood and in breast-milk samples were 3.13 +/- 1.4 microg/dl, 3.56 +/- 1.7 microg/dl, 2.8 +/- 1.5 microg/dl, 1.65 +/- 1.4 microg/dl and 2.34 +/- 1 microg/L, respectively. It was higher in men than in women in adults (phttps://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2699 |
| spellingShingle | Birgül Kirel M Arif Akşit Hakan Bulut Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in Turkey The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in Turkey |
| title_full | Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in Turkey |
| title_short | Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in Turkey |
| title_sort | blood lead levels of maternal cord pairs children and adults who live in a central urban area in turkey |
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