Preventing lead poisoning in children: Can the US experience inform other countries? The case of Poland

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 192-197

  Jarosinska, D ^a   Rogan, W J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Lead poisoning; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; POLAND; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; POLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0942265279     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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