A framework for widespread replication of a highly spatially resolved childhood lead exposure risk model

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1735-1739

  Kim, Dohyeong ^a   Galeano, M Alicia Overstreet ^a   Hull, Andrew ^a   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's health; Environmental justice; Exposure risk prevention; Geocoding; GIS (geographic information systems); Lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOUSING; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; CHILD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEAD; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 58149340526     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11540     Document Type: Article

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