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Environmental lead exposure: a public health problem of global dimensions by Tong, S, von Schirnding, Y E, Prapamontol, T

“…Lead is the most abundant of the heavy metals in the Earth's crust. It has been used since prehistoric times, and has become widely distributed and mobilized…”
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Prenatal and adolescent blood lead levels in South Africa: Child, maternal and household risk factors in the Birth to Twenty cohort by Naicker, Nisha, Norris, Shane A., Mathee, Angela, von Schirnding, Yasmin E., Richter, Linda

“…The risk factors for lead exposure in developing countries have not been fully described. This study looks at child, maternal and household factors associated…”
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International environmental law and global public health by VON SCHIRNDING, Yasmin, ONZIVU, William, ADEDE, Andronico O

“…The environment continues to be a source of ill-health for many people, particularly in developing countries. International environmental law offers a viable…”
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Strengthening the Role of Health in Sustainable Development: From Rio to Johannesburg by Von Schirnding, Yasmin

“…Yasmin von Shirnding argues that health has a particularly important role to play in sustainable development and highlights some of the key issues and…”
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Unhealthy consumption threatens sustainable development by von Schirnding, Yasmin, Yach, Derek

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The World Summit on Sustainable Development: reaffirming the centrality of health by von Schirnding, Yasmin

“…The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) was held in Johannesburg in 2002 to review progress since the Rio conference in 1992, and to agree a new…”
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Reductions in blood lead levels among school children following the introduction of unleaded petrol in South Africa by Mathee, Angela, Röllin, Halina, von Schirnding, Yasmin, Levin, Jonathan, Naik, Ina

“…Epidemiological studies have indicated that in the 1980s and early 1990s (a period in which petrol lead concentrations in South Africa ranged from 0.836 to 0.4…”
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A study of pediatric blood lead levels in a lead mining area in South Africa by Schirnding, Yasmin von, Mathee, Angela, Kibel, Maurice, Robertson, Priscilla, Strauss, Nicolene, Blignaut, Reinette

“…This study aimed to determine the blood lead distributions among young children in the lead mining town of Aggeneys in South Africa's Northern Cape Province,…”
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Health-and-Environment Indicators in the Context of Sustainable Development by von Schirnding, Yasmin E.

“…This paper gives a broad overview of issues relevant to the development and use of health-and-environment indicators in the broader context of sustainable…”
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Getting Us Back into the Kitchen by von Schirnding, Yasmin, Yach, Derek

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Health and sustainable development: can we rise to the challenge? by von Schirnding, Yasmin

“…The forthcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development is an unprecedented opportunity to place health higher on the environmental and development agenda. The…”
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Toward a Global Agenda for Research in Environmental Epidemiology by Soskolne, Colin L., Butler, Colin D., IJsselmuiden, Carel, London, Leslie, von Schirnding, Yasmin

“…The global environment is in critical decline. Whether one's concern about environmental epidemiology stems from the perspectives of environmental health,…”
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Unhealthy consumption threatens sustainable development by Yasmin von Schirnding, Derek Yach

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Lead poisoning in South African children: the hazard is at home by Mathee, Angela, von Schirnding, Yasmin, Montgomery, Mary, Röllin, Halina

“…Lead is a toxic heavy metal that has been used extensively in modern society, causing widespread environmental contamination even in isolated parts of the…”
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Health-and-environment indicators in the context of sustainable development by von Schirnding, Yasmin E

“…This paper gives a broad overview of issues relevant to the development and use of health-and-environment indicators in the broader context of sustainable…”
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Unhealthy consumption threatens sustainable development Consumo não saudável ameaça o desenvolvimento sustentável by Yasmin von Schirnding, Derek Yach

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Health ecology. Health, culture and human-environment interaction by von Schirnding, Yasmin

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Health ecology. Health, culture and human-environment interaction by Schirnding, Yasmin von

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Environmental lead exposure : a public health problem of global dimensions : Environment and health by TONG, Shilu, VON SCHIRNDING, Yasmin E, PRAPAMONTOL, Tippawan

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The health impact of environmental pollutants: a special focus on lead exposure in South Africa by Harper, Carolyn C., Mathee, Angela, von Schirnding, Yasmin, De Rosa, Christopher T., Falk, Henry

“…Studies have shown blood lead levels of some children in South Africa at levels of health concern. New studies show even relatively low lead levels to have…”
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