Immigration and risk of childhood lead poisoning: Findings from a case-control study of New York City children

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-97

  Tehranifar, Parisa ^a   Leighton, Jessica ^a   Auchincloss, Amy H ^a   Faciano, Andrew ^a   Alper, Howard ^a   Paykin, Andrea ^a   Wu, Songmei ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD POISONING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38449110132     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.093229     Document Type: Article

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