Blood lead in U.K. children - time for a lower action level?

Clinical Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-223

  O'Donohoe, Jarlath ^a   Chalkley, Sylvia ^a   Richmond, John ^a   Barltrop, Donald ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action level; Blood lead; Children

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PICA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031659646     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0950219     Document Type: Article

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