An unexplained case of elevated blood lead in a hispanic child

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 222-225

  Lowry, Larry K ^a   Cherry, Debra C ^a   Brady, Charles F ^a   Huggins, Barbara ^a   D'Sa, Anita M ^b   Levin, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Children's Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult pica; Blood lead; Children; Hispanic family; Lead kinetics; Lead glazed pottery

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT; SUCCIMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BEAN; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; COOKING; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD COMPOSITION; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MOTHER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PICA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SIBLING; TELEPHONE; TOXICOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WATER CONTENT;

GRETA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PICA;

EID: 1042292060     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6486     Document Type: Article

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