Blood lead levels in children and environmental lead contamination in Miami Inner City, Florida

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-234

  Gasana, Janvier ^a   Hlaing, Wayway M ^a   Siegel, Kristy A ^a   Chamorro, Armando ^b   Niyonsenga, Theophile ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ambient Environmental INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Child under six years of age; Childhood lead poisoning; Environmental exposure; Minority; Pre 1950 housing

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD; PAINT;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; BLOOD; POLLUTANT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLORIDA; HUMANS; LEAD;

EID: 35548954274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2006030027     Document Type: Article

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