Blood lead levels in young children - United States and selected states, 1996-1999

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 49, Issue 50, 2000, Pages 1133-1137

  Lofgren, J P ^a   Macias, M ^b   Russakow, S ^c   Gergely, R ^d   McPartland, B ^d   Amrich, M ^e   Krueger, J ^f   Silverman, M ^g   Caceres, I ^g   Wooldridge, J ^h   Symonik, D ^h   Falken, M ^h   Stout, M ⁱ   Krantz, T ^j   Ward, T ^k   Norman, E ^k   Twitchell, N ^l   Eccleston, C ^l   Raucci, J ^m   Alexander, T ⁿ   Stevens Dickerson, I ⁿ   Braggio, J ^o   Fletcher, A ^o   Ball, W ^p   Lynn, S ^q   Mueller, M ^r   Coons, M ^s   Klietz, T ^t   Musgrave, K ^t   more..

^a ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Colorado Dept of Health ^*  (United States)

^c Connecticut Dept of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Maine Dept of Human Svcs   (United States)

^f MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^h MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ Butte Silver Bow County Health Dept Mt Lead   (United States)

^j Montana Dept of Public Health and Human Svcs   (United States)

^k Dept of Environment and Natural Resources   (United States)

^l New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human Svcs   (United States)

^m NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

ⁿ OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^o Oklahoma Department of Health   (United States)

^p UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^q VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^r WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^s Wisconsin Division of Public Health   (United States)

^t Wyoming Department of Health   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034704476     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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