Recommendations for blood lead screening of medicaid-eligible children aged 1-5 years: An Updated approach to targeting a group at high risk

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 58, Issue RR-9, 2009, Pages

  Wengrovitz, Anne M ^a   Brown, Mary Jean ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 68849127885     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
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