Results from a lay health advisor intervention to prevent lead poisoning among rural Native American children

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1730-1735

  Kegler, Michelle Crozier ^a,c   Malcoe, Lorraine Halinka ^b,c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINING; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 4944247683     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.10.1730     Document Type: Article

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