Cost-effectiveness analysis of lead poisoning screening strategies following the 1997 guidelines of the centers for disease control and prevention

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1202-1208

  Kemper, Alex R ^a,b   Bordley, W Clayton ^a   Downs, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 3743154078     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.12.1202     Document Type: Article

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