Blood Lead Levels in the US Population: Phase 1 of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988 to 1991)

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 272, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 277-283

  Brody, Debra J ^a   Kramer, Rachel A ^a   Flegal, Katherine M ^a   Pirkle, James L ^b   Matte, Thomas D ^b   Gunter, Elaine W ^b   Paschal, Daniel C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028363763     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520040039038     Document Type: Article

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