The Fremantle lead study part 2

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 722-726

  Guttinger, Robin ^a   Pascoe, Elaine ^a   Rossi, Enrico ^b   Kotecha, Rishi ^a   Willis, Frank ^c,d,e  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Community; Lead

Indexed keywords

TOLIPROLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOIL ANALYSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD POISONING; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 58149186849     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01413.x     Document Type: Article

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