A community-based intervention to reduce lead exposure among Native American children

Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 121-132

  Kegler, Michelle Crozier ^a   Malcoe, Lorraine Halinka ^b   Lynch, Robert A ^c   Whitecrow Ollis, Sally ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood lead poisoning; Community intervention; Community participation; Community based research; Native American

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034490625     PISSN: 15227987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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