Relation between blood lead levels and childhood anemia in India

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 968-973

  Jain, Nitin B ^a,b,g   Laden, Francine ^b,c   Guller, Ulrich ^d   Shankar, Anoop ^e   Kasani, Shamsah ^f   Garshick, Eric ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Child; India; Lead; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LEAD;

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; LEAD;

AGE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATION; POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; LEAD; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 18544379626     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi126     Document Type: Article

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