Counseling to prevent childhood lead poisoning

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 489-492

  Chaisson, Christine E ^a   Glotzer, Deborah E ^a,b  

^a Cambridge Hospital ^*

^b CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Lead exposure; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD POISONING; MALE;

EID: 0030207345     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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