Exposure sources and reasons for testing among women with low blood lead levels

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 286-293

  Zhu, Motao ^a   Fitzgerald, Edward F ^b   Gelberg, Kitty H ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

blood lead; lead screening; low level lead exposure; women

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGING POPULATION; BLOOD; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH WORK;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960446274     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2010.550035     Document Type: Article

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