High umbilical cord blood lead levels and “calabar chalk” consumption amongst pregnant women in two hospitals in Cameroon

INTRODUCTION: “Calabar chalk” is a lead-laden pica mostly consumed by pregnant women worldwide as a remedy for morning sickness. This clay material has been shown to have lead levels of up to 40mg per kilogram. Meanwhile blood lead levels, even at doses less than 10μg/dl will be toxic to humans and...

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Τόπος έκδοσης:Pan Afr Med J
Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Vofo, Brice Nguedia, Vofo, Gaelle Vanelssa Fotsing Ngankam, Fonge, Beatrice Ambo, Nsagha, Dickson Shey, Egbe, Thomas Obinchemti, Assob, Jules Clement Nguedia
Μορφή: Artigo
Γλώσσα:Inglês
Έκδοση: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2019
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Διαθέσιμο Online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711677/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31489087
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.33.109.13999
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