Chronological Trend in Blood Lead Levels between 1976 and 1980

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 308, Issue 23, 1983, Pages 1373-1377

  Annest, Joseph L ^a   Pirkle, James L ^a   Makuc, Diane ^a   Neese, Jane W ^a   Bayse, David D ^a   Kovar, Mary Grace ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

AGE; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; RACE; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0020529719     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198306093082301     Document Type: Article

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