Tracking childhood exposure to lead and developmental disabilities: Examining the relationship in a population-based sample

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 577-580

  Kaiser, Marygrace Yale ^b   Kearney, Greg ^a   Scott, Keith G ^b   DuClos, Chris ^a   Kurlfink, Julie ^a  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Lead; Public Health Tracking

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 59449102207     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000338370.59080.4b     Document Type: Article

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