Relationship between blood lead concentration and dietary intakes of infants from 3 to 12 months of age

Environmental Research

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 264-273

  Schell, Lawrence M ^a   Denham, Melinda ^a   Stark, Alice D ^b   Ravenscroft, Julia ^a   Parsons, Patrick ^b   Schulte, Elaine ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Children; Diet; Lead; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FAT; FERRITIN; IRON; LEAD; PROTEIN; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON INTAKE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; UNITED STATES;

DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; LEAD; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEW YORK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN D;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 4644305822     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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