Critique of CDC's retreat from recommending universal lead screening for children

Public Health Reports

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-46

  Manheimer, Eric W ^a,b,d   Silbergeld, Ellen K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*

^c Prog in Hum Hlth and the Environ

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031933063     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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