The social costs of childhood lead exposure in the post-lead regulation era

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 844-849

  Peter, Muennig ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349120399     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.128     Document Type: Article

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