Public health. Surma: a cause for concern.
Andrew Smart and Nishi Madan describe a campaign in Derby to reduce the use within Asian communities of 'surma', a lead-based eye cosmetic, and to raise awareness among health professionals of the potential hazard this practice presents. A health visitor may bring special insight to questions about traditions and customs pertaining to her client community and about which little may be known by those who do not have a close working relationship with those communities.
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004739:England; D005006:Ethnicity; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007223:Infant; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects*
D003358:Cosmetics; D007854:Lead