Association between iron deficiency and low-level lead poisoning in an urban primary care clinic

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1049-1053

  Wright, Robert O ^a,b,c   Shannon, Michael W ^d   Wright, Rosalind J ^a   Hu, Howard ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE PROTOPORPHYRIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; LEAD;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0033361123     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.7.1049     Document Type: Article

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