Groundwater manganese and infant mortality rate by county in north carolina: An ecological analysis

EcoHealth

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 596-600

  Spangler, Andrew H ^a   Spangler, John G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ecological study; groundwater; infant mortality; manganese

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTOXICATION; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MANGANESE POISONING; NORTH CAROLINA; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78149491213     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-010-0291-4     Document Type: Article

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