Lead poisoning and asthma among low-income and African American children in Saginaw, Michigan

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-86

  Pugh Smith, Pamela ^a   Nriagu, Jerome O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Comorbidity; Environmental health disparities.; Immunoregulation; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASTHMA; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH WORKER; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEAD; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MINORITY GROUP; MORBIDITY; POISONING; RISK FACTOR;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MICHIGAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

MICHIGAN; SAGINAW COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751566745     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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