Lead poisoning as a differential diagnosis in pediatric patients with chronic abdominal pain: a case–control study in Tehran-Iran
Lead poisoning could be a possible cause of children's chronic abdominal pain. Regarding the high rate of lead poisoning in children exerting appropriate measures to reduce their exposure to lead is necessary.
Authors
- Maryam Khazdouz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2982-3003)
- Hossein Alimadadi
- Ali Mohebbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0359-3281)
- Farshad Sharifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2035-6587)
- Mohammad Hossein Yazdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8567-8555)
- Reihaneh Mohsenipour
- Farzaneh Abbasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9453-8690)
- Nazanin Esmaeili
- Majid Aflatoonian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7467-314X)
- Parisa Rahmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8014-1978)
- Fatemeh Solgi
- Nahid Vafaii
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (IR)
- Children's Medical Center (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-024-03337-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Tarbiat Modares University