Prevalence of Blood Lead Levels ≥5 μg/dL among US Children 1 to 5 Years of Age and Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Associated with Blood of Lead Levels 5 to 10 μg/dL, Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 6 I, 2003, Pages 1308-1313

  Bernard, Susan M ^a   McGeehin, Michael A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Environment; Lead; NHANES III; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIRD NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348111441     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.6.1308     Document Type: Article

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