Using surveillance data to develop and disseminate local childhood lead poisoning screening recommendations: Miami-Dade County's experience

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 556-558

  Trepka, Mary Jo ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 15744394362     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.039602     Document Type: Review

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