Blood lead levels in preschool children in eastern Sydney

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 755-761

  Cowie, Christine ^a   Black, Deborah ^b   Fraser, Ian ^c  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD; PAINT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; THUMB; TRAFFIC;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; FINGERSUCKING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0031456141     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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