Measurement error and its impact on the estimated relationship between dust lead and children's blood lead

Environmental Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-92

  Emond, Mary J ^a   Lanphear, Bruce P ^b   Watts, Arthur ^b   Eberly, Shirley ^b   Weitzman, Michael ^c   Martin, Tanner M ^c   Clarkson, Thomas ^c   Winter, Nancy L ^c   Aptez, Leslie ^c   Emond, Mary ^c   Yakir, Benjamin ^c   Galke, Warren ^c   Jacobs, David ^c   Matte, Tom ^c   Clark, Scott ^c   Farfel, Mark ^c   Graef, John ^c   Schwartz, Joel ^c   Silbergeld, Ellen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031035009     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1996.3693     Document Type: Article

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