Impact of home carpets on childhood lead intervention study

Environmental Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-165

  Yiin, Lih Ming ^a   Lioy, Paul J ^a   Rhoads, George G ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Carpet; Cleaning; Dust; Lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILD HEALTH; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM;

EID: 0038042581     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(03)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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