Blood lead levels in toronto children and abatement of lead-contaminated soil and house dust

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-67

  Langlois, Peter ^a   Smith, Lesbia ^b   Fleming, Scott ^c   Gould, Richard ^d   Goel, Vivek ^e   Gibson, Brian ^f  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^d Toronto Department of Public Health   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0029928589     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9935995     Document Type: Article

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