Is home renovation or repair a risk factor for exposure to lead among children residing in New York City?

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 502-511

  Reissman, Dori B ^a,d   Matte, Thomas D ^b   Gurnitz, Karen L ^c   Kaufmann, Rachel B ^b   Leighton, Jessica ^c  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Home renovation; Home repair; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MAINTENANCE; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PAINT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

EID: 0036945978     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/79.4.502     Document Type: Article

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