Environmental Injustice: Childhood Lead Poisoning, Teen Pregnancy, and Tobacco

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-49

  Lane, Sandra D ^a   Webster, Noah J ^b   Levandowski, Brooke A ^c   Rubinstein, Robert A ^d   Keefe, Robert H ^e   Wojtowycz, Martha A ^f   Cibula, Donald A ^g   Kingson, Johanna E F ^h   Aubry, Richard H ^f  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d Campbell Institute of Public Affairs   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^h Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental injustice; Health disparities; Lead poisoning; Smoking; Teen pregnancy; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 37249003844     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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