Cost of child lead poisoning to taxpayers in Mahoning County, Ohio

Public Health Reports

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-315

  Stefanak, Matthew ^a,b   Diorio, Joe ^a   Frisch, Larry ^a,b  

^a Mahoning County District Board of Health   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TAX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18244371041     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490512000316     Document Type: Review

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