Lead and children: Clinical management for family physicians

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 531-535

  Abelsohn, Alan R ^a,b   Sanborn, Margaret ^c,d  

^a University of Toronto ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Chesley Medical Clinic   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD; NEUROTOXIN; PAINT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISTRACTIBILITY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME; LANGUAGE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MEDLINE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; REVIEW; RISK; SCREENING;

CANADA; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PAINT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77953776661     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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