The effect of dust lead control on blood lead in toddlers: A randomized trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 551-555

  Rhoads, George G ^a,c   Ettinger, Adrienne S ^a   Weisel, Clifford P ^a   Buckley, Timothy J ^b   Goldman, Karen Denard ^a   Adgate, John ^a   Lioy, Paul J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c EOHSI Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dust; Lead; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD;

EID: 0033051947     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.3.551     Document Type: Article

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