Evaluation of lead hazard control treatments in four Massachusetts communities through analysis of blood-lead surveillance data

Environmental Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 214-223

  Strauss, Warren ^a   Pivetz, Tim ^a   Ashley, Peter ^b   Menkedick, John ^a   Slone, Elizabeth ^a   Cameron, Sharon ^c  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Special Needs Assistance Program   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead surveillance data; Childhood lead poisoning; Lead hazard control

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MASSACHUSETTS; PAINT; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25644435687     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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