The relationship of blood lead with immunoglobulin E, eosinophils, and asthma among children: NHANES 2005-2006

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 196-204

  Wells, Ellen M ^a   Bonfield, Tracey L ^a   Dearborn, Dorr G ^a   Jackson, Leila W ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Research and Evaluation Beech Brook   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Eosinophils; Immunoglobulin E; Lead; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NHANES

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEAD;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY; NHANES; NUTRITION; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ASTHMA; CHILD; EOSINOPHILS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEAD; NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY; NHANES;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EOSINOPHILS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEAD; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84892680808     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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