Lead poisoning of a child associated with use of a cambodian amulet --- New York City, 2009

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 69-71

  Mann, M ^a   Rublowska, M N ^a   Ehrlich, J E ^a   Sucosky, M S ^b   Kennedy, C M ^b  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CASE REPORT; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; JEWELRY; LEAD POISONING; MALE; UNITED STATES;

CAMBODIA; HUMANS; INFANT; JEWELRY; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEW YORK CITY;

EID: 79251649963     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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