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Determination of lead levels in maternal and umbilical cord blood at birth at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos

7 Feb 2019

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BACKGROUND: Lead toxicity is a cause of intellectual disability in children and majority of affected children live in developing countries. Its adverse effect on pregnancy outcome has also been documented. OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between maternal blood lead levels and umbilical cord blood lead levels in their corresponding newborn infants; to determine factors associated with high blood lead levels...

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PMID: 30730916
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211535

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