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Research Article

XRF-measured bone lead (Pb) as a biomarker for Pb exposure and toxicity among children diagnosed with Pb poisoning

Aaron J. SpechtSchool of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA,
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Yanfen LinXinhua Hospital, MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health, Department of Child and Adolescent Healthcare, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China,
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Marc WeisskopfHarvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, and
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Chonghuai YanXinhua Hospital, MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health, Department of Child and Adolescent Healthcare, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China,
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Howard HuDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Jian XuXinhua Hospital, MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health, Department of Child and Adolescent Healthcare, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Correspondence[email protected]
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Linda H. NieSchool of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 347-352 | Received 12 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Jan 2016, Published online: 09 Feb 2016

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