Identification of children at risk for lead poisoning: An evaluation of routine pediatric blood lead screening in an HMO-insured population

Pediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-83

  Haan, Mary N ^a   Gerson, Marianne ^b   Zishka, B Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

child; environmental exposure; lead; lead poisoning; mass screening; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030071904     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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