Lead poisoning risk determination in a rural setting

Pediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-90

  Schaffer, Stanley J ^a,c   Kincaid, Martha S ^b   Endres, Nathan ^b   Weitzman, Michael ^a  

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

^b Rochester Gen Wayne Medical Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

lead; risk determination; rural; screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRANT WORKER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SIBLING; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030054319     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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