Lead poisoning among Arab American and African American children in the detroit metropolitan area, Michigan

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-244

  Nriagu, Jerome ^a   Senthamarai Kannan, Raghavendra ^a   Jamil, Hikmet ^b,c   Fakhori, Monty ^b   Korponic, Summer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Arab Chaldean Council   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American children; Arab American children; Ethnic minority; Lead poisoning; Low income children

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARAB AMERICAN CHILDREN; BLOOD LEAD; BLOOD LEAD LEVELS; DETROIT; ETHNIC MINORITY; HOME HEALTH; LOW INCOME CHILDREN; METROPOLITAN AREA; MICHIGAN; MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

BLOOD; HEALTH RISKS; HOUSING; INDUSTRIAL POISONS;

EDUCATION;

LEAD;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARAB; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MALE; METABOLISM; MINORITY GROUP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MICHIGAN; MINORITY GROUPS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80054684724     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0346-4     Document Type: Article

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