Community characteristics associated with elevated blood lead levels in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 264-271

  Lanphear, Bruce P ^a,b   Byrd, Robert S ^a   Auinger, Peggy ^a   Schaffer, Stanley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Census block group; Children; Community characteristics; Epidemiology; Lead poisoning; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031951232     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.101.2.264     Document Type: Article

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