The impact of drinking water, indoor dust and paint on blood lead levels of children aged 1-5 years in Montréal (Québec, Canada)

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-191

  Levallois, Patrick ^a,b   St Laurent, Julie ^a   Gauvin, Denis ^a   Courteau, Marilène ^a   Prévost, Michèle ^c   Campagna, Céline ^a   Lemieux, France ^d   Nour, Shokoufeh ^c   D'Amour, Monique ^d   Rasmussen, Pat E ^d  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

blood lead levels; children; paint; dust; drinking water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEAD; PAINT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRINKING WATER; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PAINT; QUEBEC;

EID: 84896691218     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.129     Document Type: Article

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