Very high blood lead levels among adults - United States, 2002-2011

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 967-971

  Kirschner, Kathryn ^a   Leinenkugel, Kathy ^b   Makowski, Mike ^c   Fletcher, Alicia M ^d   Braun, Carol R ^e   Alarcon, Walter A ^f   Sweeney, Marie H ^f   Calvert, Geoffrey M ^f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

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

^e Bur of Environmental Epidemiology   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888403995     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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