Collaborating for primary prevention: Rochester's new lead law

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 400-406

  Korfmacher, Katrina Smith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Environmental health; Lead poisoning; Policy; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; LEAD POISONING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; URBAN POPULATION;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; NEW YORK; PRIMARY PREVENTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 48149083329     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000324570.95404.84     Document Type: Review

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