Census tract analysis of lead exposure in Rhode Island children

Environmental Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-168

  Sargent, James D ^a   Bailey, Adrian ^b   Simon, Peter ^c   Blake, Megan ^b   Dalton, Madeline A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c Rhode Isl Childhood Lead P   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031214448     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1997.3755     Document Type: Article

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