Lead-contaminated house dust and urban children's blood lead levels

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1416-1421

  Lanphear, Bruce P ^a   Michael Weitzman, M D ^a   Winter, Nancy L ^a   Eberly, Shirley ^b   Yakir, Benjamin ^c   Tanner, Martin ^d   Emond, Maiy ^a   Matte, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029858554     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.10.1416     Document Type: Article

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