%0 Journal Article %T Hematological Indices of Patients with Retained Lead Pellets in the Craniomaxillofacial Region Following Gunshot Wounds %A Dauda B. Saheeb %A Ekaniyere Benlance Edetanlen %J Archive of "Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association". %D 2018 %R 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_30_18 %X Acute and chronic environmental lead exposures are associated with alteration of hematological parameters. It is not known whether retained lead pellets have similar effects on hematological variables to environmental exposures %K Blood lead levels %K craniomaxillofacial region %K gunshot wounds %K hematological indices %K lead pellets %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6573478/