Caregiver beliefs and behaviors in the prevention of childhood lead poisoning

Family and Community Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-65

  Kegler, Michelle C ^c   Malcoe, Lorraine Halinka ^c   Kegler, Scott R ^a   Lynch, Robert A ^c   Tolliver, Rickey ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0002824485     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199904000-00007     Document Type: Article

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