WHO - Lead. Assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels [2003]
Description:
The document outlines a method for estimating the disease burden at national, regional or local levels caused by environmental exposure to lead. Information is provided on (i) sources of lead exposure; (ii) lead toxicity; (iii) exposure-risk relationships; (iv) exposure assessment; and (v) estimating burden of disease.
Why this Tool/Guidance?
A description of diseases and the risk factors attributed to them is important for environmental health decision making and planning. The information provided is useful to support environmental health decision making in relation to lead.
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