The association between demolition activity and children's blood lead levels

Environmental Research

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-351

  Rabito, F A ^a   Iqbal, S ^a   Shorter, C F ^a   Osman, P ^b   Philips, P E ^b   Langlois, E ^a   White, L E ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Environmental health; Lead; Lead poisoning; Urban renewal

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMOLITION; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URBAN RENEWAL; YOUNG POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MISSOURI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RENEWAL;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LOUIS COUNTY [MISSOURI]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846795902     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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