Disparities in clinical laboratory performance for blood lead analysis

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 609-614

  Sargent, James D ^a   Johnson, Lloyd ^a   Roda, Sandy ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029889407     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170310043008     Document Type: Article

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