Factors associated with the seasonality of blood lead levels among preschool wisconsin children

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-155

  Havlena, Jeff ^a,b   Kanarek, Marty S ^b,c   Coons, Margie ^a,b  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER; BLOOD; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

LEAD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; MALE; SEASONS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 68949136931     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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