Lead poisoning outbreak among opium users in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2016

Lead poisoning outbreak among opium users in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2016–2017

Published:2018-02-05 Issue:3 Volume:96 Page:165-172
ISSN:0042-9686
Container-title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Author:

Ghane Talat¹,Zamani Nasim²,Hassanian-Moghaddam Hossein³,Beyrami Ali⁴,Noroozi Alireza⁵

Affiliation:

1. Drug and Poison Information Centre, Food and Drug Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran.

2. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

3. Department of Clinical Toxicology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Arabi Ave, Daneshjoo Blvd, Velenjak, Tehran 19839-63113, Islamic Republic of Iran.

4. Office of Narcotics and Controlled Substances, Food and Drug Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

5. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Publisher

WHO Press

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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