Evaluation of risk assessment questions used to target blood lead screening in Illinois

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 100-106

  Binns, Helen J ^a,c   LeBailly, Susan A ^a   Fingar, Ann R ^b   Saunders, Stephen ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Blood lead screening

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; VENOUS BLOOD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032978746     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.1.100     Document Type: Article

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