Childhood lead poisoning and vinyl miniblind exposure

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1033-1037

  Norman, Edward H ^a   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^b   Salmen, Dennis A ^c   Ward, Tena H ^a  

^a Division of Environmental Health   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c Mecklenburg County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030689862     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170470067012     Document Type: Article

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