Blood lead (Pb) levels: A potential environmental mechanism explaining the relation between socioeconomic status and cardiovascular reactivity in children

Health Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 296-304

  Gump, Brooks B ^a   Reihman, Jacki ^a   Stewart, Paul ^a   Lonky, Ed ^a   Darvill, Tom ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead levels; Cardiovascular; Chemical environment; Children; Reactivity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; NEW YORK; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34248546002     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.3.296     Document Type: Article

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