Prevalence of elevated blood leads and exposure to lead in construction trades in Iowa and Illinois

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 307-316

  Reynolds, Stephen J ^a   Seem, Rohit ^a   Fourtes, Laurence J ^a   Sprince, Nancy L ^a   Johnson, John ^a   Walkner, Laurie ^a   Clarke, William ^a   Whitten, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Construction; Lead; Lead exposure; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONSTRUCTION WORK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032796553     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199908)36:2<307::AID-AJIM10>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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