National Estimates of Blood Lead Levels: United States, 1976–1980: Association with Selected Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 307, Issue 10, 1982, Pages 573-579

  Mahaffey, Kathryn R ^a   Annest, Joseph L ^a   Roberts, Jean ^a   Murphy, Robert S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; RACE; SEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0019973356     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198209023071001     Document Type: Article

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