Position paper of the American Council on Science and Health: Lead and human health

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 162-180

  Juberg, Daland R ^a   Kleiman, Cindy F ^b   Kwon, Simona C ^a  

^a American Council on Science and Health   (United States)

^b Sisters of Charity Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; HAIR DYE; LEAD; PAINT;

HEALTH RISK; LEAD CONTAMINANTS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD TOXICITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031409425     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1591     Document Type: Review

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