Economic gains resulting from the reduction in children's exposure to lead in the United States

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 563-569

  Grosse, Scott D ^a   Matte, Thomas D ^b   Schwartz, Joel ^b   Jackson, Richard J ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Child; Cognition disorders chemically induced prevention and control; Environmental exposure economics; Environmental monitoring; Intelligence; Lead adverse effects

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLISHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036077868     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110563     Document Type: Article

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