Retrospective study of the impact of lead-based paint hazard remediation on children's blood lead levels in st. Louis, Missouri

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 1994, Pages 1016-1026

  Staes, Catherine ^a   Matte, Thomas ^a   Copley, C Gilbert ^b   Flanders, Dana ^c   Binder, Suzanne ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b City St Louis Dept Hlth Hospitals   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Child; Environmental exposure; Evaluation studies; Lead poisoning; Paint

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT;

ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MISSOURI; PAINT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0028307110     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116941     Document Type: Article

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