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Problem of Lead Exposure in Latin America and the Caribbean

General Info

Original or alternative title 
Problema de Exposición al Plomo en América Latina y el Caribe
Provider 
Ministry of the Environment (Peru)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Argentina (ARG)
Belize (BLZ)
Bolivia (BOL)
Brazil (BRA)
Chile (CHL)
Costa Rica (CRI)
Cuba (CUB)
Dominican Republic (DOM)
Ecuador (ECU)
El Salvador (SLV)
Guatemala (GTM)
Honduras (HND)
Jamaica (JAM)
Mexico (MEX)
Nicaragua (NIC)
Panama (PAN)
Peru (PER)
Suriname (SUR)
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
Uruguay (URY)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (VEN)
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Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
January, 1980 - December, 1994
Data type
Report
Summary 

This report includes the results from a survey and literature review of lead use and production in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well measurements of lead in blood and environmental samples. 

Keywords 
Lead exposure

Citation

Contributors 
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Publisher 
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Authors 
Lacasaña M, Romieu I, McConnell R
Publication year 
1996
Suggested citation 

Lacasaña M, Romieu I, McConnell R, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Problema de Exposición al Plomo en América Latina y el Caribe [Problem of Lead Exposure in Latin America and the Caribbean]. Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 1996.

Source URL: http://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/problem-lead-exposure-latin-america-and-caribbean