High-intensity targeted screening for elevated blood lead levels among children in 2 inner-city Chicago communities

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1945-1951

  Dignam, Timothy A ^a,c   Evens, Anne ^b   Eduardo, Eduard ^c   Ramirez, Shokufeh M ^b   Caldwell, Kathleen L ^a   Kilpatrick, Nikki ^a   Noonan, Gary P ^a   Flanders, W Dana ^d   Meyer, Pamela A ^a   McGeehin, Michael A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CITY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7244255922     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.11.1945     Document Type: Article

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