Association between iron deficiency and blood lead level in a longitudinal analysis of children followed in an urban primary care clinic

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-14

  Wright, Robert O ^a,b   Tsaih, Shirng Wern ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a   Wright, Rosalind J ^a   Hu, Howard ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LEAD;

AGE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INSURANCE; IRON DEFICIENCY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037238236     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2003.mpd0344     Document Type: Article

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