Impact of lead transport on children's blood and environmental lead levels

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 169-174

  Mak, Donna B ^a   Plant, Aileen J ^b   Bulsara, Max ^c   Body, Peter ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Biostatistical Consulting Service   (Australia)

^d PB Environmental Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood; Environmental contamination; Lead; Lead levels; Transport

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CITY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MINING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPORTATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0348042156     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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