Lead poisoning among burmese refugee children-Indiana, 2009

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 648-656

  Ritchey, Matthew D ^a,b,e   Scalia Sucosky, Marissa ^c   Jefferies, Taran ^c   McCormick, David ^b   Hesting, Amy ^d   Blanton, Curtis ^c   Duwve, Joan ^b   Bruner, Robin ^b   Randolph Daley, W ^a   Jarrett, Jeffery ^c   Brown, Mary Jean ^c  

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

^b INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d Fort Wayne Allen County Department of Health   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood; lead poisoning; refugee; screening; traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959934518     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811398958     Document Type: Article

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